noun🔗ShareThe first letter of a word or a name."Please write only the sentence; do not include any definitions or explanations. My initials are J.L. because my name is John Lee. "writingcommunicationsignwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn 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."personwritinglanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document."The old manuscript had beautiful, decorated initials marking the start of each new chapter. "writingmarklanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOnset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology."In phonetics class, we learned that the "sp" in the word "speak" are the initials of the syllable. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram"You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts."writingcommunicationlanguagewordsignpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
