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initial

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ (-ll- or US usually -l-)

Definition

to write your initials on something: I initialled the documents and returned them to personnel.Signing and signatures
(Definition of initial verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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