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Synonyms for initial
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-nish-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnɪʃ əl |
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Définition of initial
Origin :- 1520s, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from Middle French initial or directly from Latin initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from past participle stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ire "to go" (see ion).
- adj beginning, primary
- And yet this practice is just as necessary as the initial lessons on level ground.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- "That goes very well with the initial on the kerchief," said Parson Jones.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- In the initial stages of building, the hull was upside down.
- Extract from : « The Migrations of an American Boat Type » by Howard I. Chapelle
- This is the initial symptom of the complaint, and may lead to the commission of assault.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Miles and Ward were recovering somewhat from their initial astonishment.
- Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
- Give me one initial of her name—only one—and I will be good.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- The initial letters present for the most part games of strength or skill.
- Extract from : « Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti » by T. Hall Caine
- But every insight from this realm of thought is felt as initial, and promises a sequel.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- No doubt (replied Socrates) you have accomplished that initial step?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- The battery must not be discharged until the initial charge has been completed.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
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