initials
noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
- An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram
Etymology / origin
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