initial

adjective · noun · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective
  1. 1.

    (not comparable)Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.

    Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.

    The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.

  2. 2.

    (not comparable)Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

    The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
initials
  1. 1.

    The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).

  2. 2.

    (typography, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.

  3. 3.

    (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
initials
V_ing/Gerund
initialing
V_ed/pp
initiallinginitialed
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

    Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.

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Đồng nghĩa

incipientinceptiveopeningdrop capversal

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

coinitialnoninitialpreinitialwordinitialinitiallyinitialnessinitial conditionpeninitialhead-initialinitial capsinitial coin offeringinitial mass functioninitial objectinitial pointinitial public offeringinitial rejectinitial topologyinitial-value probleminitial value probleminitial setting time

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle French initial or directly from its Latin - etymon initiālis (of the beginning, incipient, initial), from initium (a going in, entrance, beginning), from inire (to go in, enter upon, begin), from in (in) + ire (to go).

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