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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•tial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -tialed, -tial•ing or (esp. Brit.) -tialled, -tial•ling. adj. [usually: before a noun] - of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning;
first:the initial step in a process.
n. [countable] - an initial letter, as of a proper name:Your initials are the first letters of your first and last name.
v. [~ + object] - to mark or sign with the initials of one's name:initialed the report and filed it away.
in•i•tial•ly, adv. : Initially we didn't hear anything. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•tial (i nish′əl),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -tialed, -tial•ing or (esp. Brit.) -tialled, -tial•ling. adj. - of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning;
first:the initial step in a process. - Phoneticsoccurring at the beginning of a word or syllable, as the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay.
n. - an initial letter, as of a word.
- the first letter of a proper name.
- a letter of extra size or an ornamental character used at the beginning of a chapter or other division of a book, manuscript, or the like.
v.t. - to mark or sign with an initial or the initials of one's name, esp. as a token of preliminary or informal approval.
- Latin initiālis, equivalent. to initi(um) beginning (init-, noun, nominal derivative of inīre to enter, begin; in- in-2 + īre to go; compare comes) + -ium -ium) + -alis -al1
- 1520–30
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