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The first letter doing a whole name's job so you don't have to commit.
means Relating to the very beginning of something, or the first letter of a name used as a stand-in for the whole thing.
from From Latin initialis, 'of the beginning,' from initium meaning 'entrance' or 'beginning' — itself from inire, 'to go in' (in- 'into' + ire 'to go'). So an initial is literally a 'going-in' letter: the one that steps through the door first and lets the rest of the name stay home.
- legal weight
- Initials on contracts mean you read that page
- monogram flex
- Luxury brands sell letters for more than names
- etymology
- From Latin initium, meaning beginning
- verb form
- To initial is to approve in miniature