Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - initial
Initial
initial
adj., n., & v. --adj. of, existing, or occurring at the beginning (initial stage; initial expenses). --n. 1 = initial letter. 2 (usu. in pl.) the first letter or letters of the words of a (esp. a person's) name or names. --v.tr. (initialled, initialling; US initialed, initialing) mark or sign with one's initials. Phrases and idioms initial letter (or consonant) a letter or consonant at the beginning of a word. initial teaching alphabet a 44-letter phonetic alphabet used to help those beginning to read and write English. Derivatives initially adv. Etymology: L initialis f. initium beginning f. inire init- go in
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I. adjective see: issue Date: 1526 of or relating to the beginning ; incipient , placed at the beginning ; first , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1627 1. the first letter of a name, the first letter of each word in a full name , a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph, anlage, precursor, III. transitive verb (~ed or ~led; ~ing or ~ling) Date: circa 1864 to affix an ~ to, to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the ~s of an authorizing representative ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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