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   In·i·tial

   /iˈniSH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. existing or occurring at the beginning: "our initial impression was favorable"
   • ▪ (of a letter) at the beginning of a word: "the witness was identified simply by an initial letter"

   noun

   • 1. the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's name or a word forming part of a phrase: "they carved their initials into the tree trunk"

   verb

   • 1. mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it: "the man initaled the three warrants" Similar put one's initials onsigncountersignautographendorseput one's mark oninscribesuperscribewitnessarchaic:underwrite
   • ▪ agree to or ratify (a treaty or contract) by signing it: "Greece and the United States initialed a new defense cooperation agreement" Similar ratifyacceptapproveagree toconsent toauthorizevalidaterecognizeOpposite rejectrepeal

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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