Initial vs Title - What's the difference?
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Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
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, chapter=19 Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial , a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
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.
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also
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, chapter=1 (legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
A publication.
A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
(mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
(bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.
(sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
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To assign a title to; to entitle.
In lang=en terms the difference between initial and title
is that initial is to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature while title is to assign a title to; to entitle.As nouns the difference between initial and title
is that initial is the first letter of a word or a name while title is a prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification see also.As verbs the difference between initial and title
is that initial is to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature while title is to assign a title to; to entitle.As an adjective initial
is chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.initial
English
(wikipedia initial)Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}
Synonyms
* incipient * openingAntonyms
* finalDerived terms
* initially * initialnessNoun
(en noun)- You can get your initials printed at the top.
Synonyms
* drop cap, versalDerived terms
* initialism * initial teaching alphabetVerb
- Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
See also
* middleExternal links
* * * ----title
English
(wikipedia title)Noun
(en noun)- With his former title greet Macbeth.
citation, passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
Man City 3-2 QPR, passage=With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title .}}
- Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.