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initialism

Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

The English word “initialism” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
  2. The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

Etymology

From initial + -ism.

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