initials
Meaning of initials
plural noun
- the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase.
they carved their initials into the tree trunk
- mark or sign (a document) with one's initials in order to authorize or validate it.
the man initialled the three warrants
see that your client initials all alterations
early 16th century: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.
Information about initials
- The singular form of initials is: initial.
- Languages in which initials is used:
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Hyphenation of initials
ini-tials
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- initials is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
initials synonyms
Meaning a shortened form of a word or phrase:
Meaning an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA ):
Meaning an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. BBC ):
Meaning write (one's name) for purposes of identification or authorization:
Meaning add a signature to (a document already signed by another person):
Meaning write one's signature on (something); sign:
Meaning sign (a cheque or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it:
Meaning write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record:
Meaning write or print (an inscription) at the top of or on the outside of a document:
Meaning see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen:
Meaning sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs:
Words that rhyme with initials
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