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initials

/ɪˈnɪʃ.əlz/

initialsnoun

initials

Plural-only noun referring to the first letters of a person’s names and, by extension, a signature made with those letters.

Translations

initiales

The suitcase was marked with the owner's initials.

La valise portait les initiales du propriétaire.

Definitions

The first letters of a person's given, middle, and family names, used individually or collectively to identify them.

The suitcase was marked with the owner's initials.

A person's customary signature consisting only of the first letters of their names.

Please place your initials on each page of the contract.

initialnoun

initials

/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/

Translations

initialeLettre initiale d’un nom ou d’un mot.

She embroidered her initials on the handkerchief.

Elle a brodé ses initiales sur le mouchoir.

Additional translations

lettrineGrande lettre décorative placée au début d’un chapitre ou d’une section.

Definitions

The first letter of a name or word, typically used to represent a person's name.

She embroidered her initials on the handkerchief.

A large or decorative capital letter used at the beginning of a chapter or section of text.

The medieval manuscript was adorned with a brightly colored initial.

Synonyms

initial letter

first letter

initialverb

initials

initialed

Past Simple

initialed

Past Participle

initialing

ing-form

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

Denotes the act of signing or marking with one's initials.

Translations

parapherSigner en abrégé avec ses initiales, notamment sur un document.

Please initial each page of the contract.

Veuillez parapher chaque page du contrat.

Definitions

To mark or sign (a document) with one's initials, typically to indicate approval or authorization.

Please initial each page of the contract.

Synonyms

initialadjective

Definitions

Existing or occurring at the beginning.

The initial phase of the project was completed on time.

Relating to or denoting the first letter of a word, name, or phrase.

In French, the initial vowel is often silent.