initial
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
he refused to put the initials FRS after his name
Types & categories
- letter of the alphabet hypernym
Related & opposite
- initial derivation
Sense 2 verb
mark with one's initials
Types & categories
- sign hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
occurring at the beginning
took the initial step toward reconciliation
Related & opposite
- first similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | initial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | initial |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sign |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | first |