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initials

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

  • //ɪˈnɪʃəlz//

An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of initialplural of initial

noun

  1. 1

    An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

    Write your initials at the top of the page.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of initialthird-person singular simple present indicative of initial

The neighbouring pagesAlphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.

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