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инициа́ль — meaning in English

initsial

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English meaning

  • initial adj Happening at the very start; first.

Senses

инициа́ль is used for these senses in English:

  • anlaut (linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
  • initial The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
  • initial (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

initial — full definition

  1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
  2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
  3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.
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