initials
noun
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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.
Example: You can get your initials printed at the top.
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
noun
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An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram
Example: You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.