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The InitialsInitial Initial Oversized first letter in a text block "Initials" redirects here. For the first letter of a person's given name or middle name or both, see Given name § Initials. For other uses, see Initial (disambiguation). In a written or published work, an initial[a] is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from Latin: initiālis, which means of the beginning. An initial is often several lines in height, and, in older books or manuscripts, may take the form of an inhabited or historiated initial. There are certain important initials, such as the Beatus initial, or B, of Beatus vir... at… (Source: Wikipedia)
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