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Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

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
(typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.

Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms.
Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
You can get your initials printed at the top.
Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
$5 billion in initial funding

Partisiipin perfekti	initialed	Partisiipin perfekti	initialled
Imperfekti	initialed	Imperfekti	initialled
Partisiipin preesens	initialing	Partisiipin preesens	initialling
Monikko	initials	Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	initials

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