Look up: initial

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   initial
   [Adjective] Taking place at the beginning.
   Example: Students went to the initial meeting to find out more about the class.
   See also: initially
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   initial
   [adj] - occurring at the beginning 2. [n] - the first letter of a word (especially a person`s name) 3. [v] - mark with one`s initials
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   initial
   to affix an initial to...: to mark (as an handkerchief) with an initial. Category: Language and literature
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Initial
   In·i'tial adjective [ Latin initialis , from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, from inire to go into, to enter, begin; prefix in- in + ire to go: confer French initial . See Issue , and confer Commence .] 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/61
   
   
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   Initial
   In·i'tial noun The first letter of a word or a name.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/61
   
   
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   Initial
   In·i'tial transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Initialed ; present participle & verbal noun Initialing .] To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [ R.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/61
   
   
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   initial
   Pertaining to the very first stage of any process. ... Origin: L. Initialis, from initium = beginning ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   initial
   adjective occurring at the beginning; `took the initial step toward reconciliation`
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   initial
   noun the first letter of a word (especially a person`s name); `he refused to put the initials FRS after his name`
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    initial
    verb mark with one`s initials
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    Initial
    In a written work, an `initial` is a letter at the beginning of a work, a chapter or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word comes from the Latin `initialis`, which means `standing at the beginning`. It is often several lines in height and in older books or manuscripts sometimes ornately decorated. In illuminated manuscripts, initials with images inside them, like those illustrated here, are known as `historiated initials`...
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    Initial
    • (a.) Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name. • (v. t.) To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. • (n.) The first letter of a word or a name. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the init...
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    initial
    (from the article `angiosperm`) ...(vegetative) activities, such as metabolism, respiration, and storage, occur. The areas of dividing cells, essentially permanently embryonic ... ...for the secondary growth of stems and roots (secondary growth occurs after the first season and results in increase in thickness). Theoretically, ... [2...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/23
    
    
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    initial
    (L. initialis from initium beginning) pertaining to the very first stage of any process.
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