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Initialism

noun
/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."
2.nounThe process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

Synonyms

abbreviationsacronymsinitialssymbolsacronymalphabetismacronymyl.c.initialistrecursive acronympseudo-acronymorphan initialism
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