English Dictionary

initial

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

noun

The first letter of a word or a name. / In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.

Please write your initials on the form.

意味（1）

The first letter of a word or a name.

意味（2）

In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.

You can get your initials printed at the top.

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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