| ADJECTIVE | all | initial | occurring at the beginning |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | communication | initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) |
| VERB | communication | initial | mark with one's initials |
| Sounds | ihnih'shahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Occurring at the beginning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "took the initial step toward reconciliation" | |
| Broader | first | preceding all others in time or space or degree |
| Spanish | inicial | |
| Catalan | inicial | |
| Adverbs | initially | at the beginning |
| Meaning | The first letter of a word (especially a person's name). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name" | |
| Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
| Spanish | iniciales, inicial, letra inicial, sigla | |
| Catalan | caplletra, inicial, inicials | |
| Verbs | initial | mark with one's initials |
| Meaning | mark with one's initials. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Broader | sign | Be engaged by a written agreement |
| Spanish | suscribir | |
| Nouns | initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) |
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