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initialism noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
  • (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
 initiaalwoord

initial adjective

  /-sɪjəl/ , /ɪˈniʃ(ɪj)əl/ , /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
  • Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
 aanvankelijk, begin, eerste, initieel, voorste, vroeg

initiative noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
  • A beginning; a first move.
  • A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
 initiatief

initiate noun

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/
  • A new member of an organization.
 beginner
  • One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
 ingewijde

initiate verb

  /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/ , /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/
  • (transitive) To begin; to start.
 initiëren, aanvangen, beginnen, starten

initial noun

  /-sɪjəl/ , /ɪˈniʃ(ɪj)əl/ , /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
  • 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.
 beginletter, initiaal, voorletter

initial verb

  /-sɪjəl/ , /ɪˈniʃ(ɪj)əl/ , /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
  • (transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
 paraferen

initially adverb

  /ɪˈnɪʃli/ , /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
  • At the beginning.
 aanvankelijk

initialize verb

  /ɪˈnɪʃəlaɪz/
  • To assign initial values to something.
 initialiseren

initiator noun

  • One who initiates.
 initiator
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