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How to pronounce “initial

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Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of initial with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The Orange Codebe happy with that so um the initial
Definition summary
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.

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How to pronounce initial

The Orange Code

be happy with that so um the initial

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “initial

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • 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.
  • [Noun]
  • The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
  • (typography, 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.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

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