Acronym and initialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO ) or parts of words (as in Bene...
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acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as a series of constituent letters, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome; initialism = an abbreviation ...
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Definition of initialism from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "initialism" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initialism
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A summary article explaining the differences between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. ... initialism - (a type of abbreviation); A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter being pronounced separately. For example, "BBC" (British Broadcasting Corporation),
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A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter. BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialism
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialism
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initialism — An abbreviation that is formed from the initial letters of a sequence of words. Initialisms that are pronounced as words, such as UNICEF, are usually called acronyms, so the term initialism is generally only used for those that are pronounced letter by letter, such as USA.
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Welcome to Acronym Finder ... Celebrating Ten Years Online! [more] ... Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for...
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initialism: Definition and Pronunciation ... [key]; —n.; 1. a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an acronym. ... 2. a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter...
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dictionary.infoplease.com/initialism
dictionary.infoplease.com/initialism
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An initialism or alphabetism is similar to an acronym, a word in which each letter stands for another word. However, in an initialism, each letter is pronounced separately as if the word were being spelled. A commonly heard example is CEO, ...
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