[
  {
    "word": "initial",
    "phonetic": "/\u026a\u02c8n\u026a\u0283\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u026a\u02c8n\u026a\u0283\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/initial-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=189762",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The first letter of a word or a name.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "You can get your initials printed at the top."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "drop cap",
          "versal"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "incipient",
          "opening"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "final"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initial"
    ]
  }
]