The difference between Drop cap and Initial
When used as nouns, drop cap means a large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book, whereas initial means the first letter of a word or a name.
Initial is also verb with the meaning: to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Initial is also adjective with the meaning: chronologically first, early.
check bellow for the other definitions of Drop cap and Initial
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Drop cap as a noun (typography):
A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.
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Initial as an adjective:
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Examples:
"Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods."
"The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms."
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Initial as an adjective:
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Examples:
"The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter."
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Initial as a noun:
The first letter of a word or a name.
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Initial as a noun:
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
Examples:
"You can get your initials printed at the top."
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Initial as a noun (typesetting, calligraphy):
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
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Initial as a noun (phonology):
onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
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Initial as a verb (transitive):
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Examples:
"Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom."