initials

i-ni-tials · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The first letters of each word in a name, used as an abbreviation.

  2. 2.

    Letters signed or marked to indicate approval or identity.

Related words

See also: abbreviation, initial, monogram
Synonyms: abbreviations, monogram

Etymology

From Latin initialis "of the beginning," from initium "beginning, entrance."