Meaning of initial | Babel Free

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1. Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin
2. The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
3. Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word
4. To mark or sign with initials, especially for purposes of authorization or approval.
5. A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
6. The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials)
7. of, or at, the beginning. There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house. aanvangs إبْتِدائي، أوَّلي начален inicial počáteční anfänglich indledende; første αρχικόςinicial alg- آولیه alku- initialראשוני प्रारम्भिक početni, inicijalan kezdeti awal fyrstur, byrjunar- iniziale 最初の 처음의 pradinis sākotnējs; sākuma- awal begin- start-, begynnelses-, utgangs-początkowy لومرنی inicial iniţial начальный počiatočný začeten početni inledande ชั้นต้น başlangıç, ilk, ön 最初的 початко...
8. onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
9. A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document
10. the letter that begins a word, especially a name. The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown. voorletter الحَرْف الأوَّل инициал inicial iniciála die Initiale initial αρχικό γράμμα inicial algustäht حرف اول اسم alkukirjain initiale אוֹת רִאשוֹנָה पहला अक्षर नाम या शब्द का početno slovo, inicijal kezdőbetű, iniciálé huruf awal upphafsstafur iniziale 頭文字 머리글자, 첫글자 inicialas iniciālis huruf pertama voorletterforbokstavinicjał د نوم لومرنی حرف inicial iniţială ини...
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11. onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology
12. to mark or sign with initials of one's name. Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled. parafeer يُوَقِّع بالحُروف الأولى поставям инициалите си rubricar parafovat mit Initialen unterzeichen underskrive med initialer υπογράφω με τα αρχικά μου, μονογραφώfirmar con las iniciales nimetähtedega märkima حروف اول نام را نوشتن؛ پاراف کردن merkitä nimikirjaimensa parapher לַחֲתוֹם בְּרָאשֵי-תֵּיבוֹת עַל- नाम का पहला अक्षर लिखना obilježiti početnim slovima imena kézjeggyel ellát memaraf merkja u...
13. at the beginning; at first. This project will cost a lot of money initially but will eventually make a profit. aanvanklik أوليّاً، في البدايَه първоначално inicialmente zpočátku zuerst indledningsvist; først στην αρχή, αρχικάal principio, inicialmente esialgu در آغاز aluksi au début בִּתחִילָה शुरू में u početku, prvotno kezdetben pada awalnya til að byrja með inizialmente 初めに 처음에 iš pradžių sākotnēji; sākumā pada awalnya aanvankelijki begynnelsen, til å begynne medpoczątkowo په سر کی inicial...
14. a person who has been initiated (into a society etc). ingelyfde شَخْص أدخِلَ في جَمْعِيَّه посветен iniciado zasvěcenec der/die Eingeweihte en optagen; en indviet μυημένοςiniciado (ühingusse) pidulikult vastuvõetu عضو پذیرفته شده uusi jäsen initié/-ée מִצטָרֵף दीक्षितव्यक्ति onaj koji je uveden beavatott (személy) anggota baru innvígður félagi iniziato 入会者 새로 가입한 사람 naujai priimtasis iesācējs; jaunuzņemtais anggota baru ingewijdeinnviet wtajemniczony منل شوي غړي iniciado принятый zasvätenec n...
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15. the act of initiating or process of being initiated. inlywing بَدْء، إدْخال посвещаване iniciação zasvěcení; přijetí die Einweihung begyndelse; iværksættelse; optagelse; indvielse μύησηiniciación initsiatsioon, (ühingusse) pidulik vastuvõtmine شروع jäseneksi otto initiation טֶקֶס הִצטָרפוּת सूत्रपात, दीक्षा pokretanje, uvođenje beavatás inisiasi vígsluathöfn iniziazione 開始 착수 priėmimas (į draugiją), iniciacija ievešana (sabiedrībā); ievadīšana; ieviešana memulakan inwijding innvielse, opptak ...
16. inicial, primero-a.
17. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: took the initial step toward peace.
18. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.

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“The point of interest about this particular specimen was that it must have remained intact for at least a quarter of a century, as it had embossed in the frosted glass the initials of the old Great North of Scotland Railway in the form of a scroll, the sort of relic of pre-grouping days that can still be found here and there if one is observant.”

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