- initialism
- noun Date: 1899 an abbreviation formed from initial letters
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
initialism
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initialism — word formed from the first letters of other words or a phrase, 1957, from INITIAL (Cf. initial) (n.) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
initialism — [i nish′əl iz΄əm] n. an acronym or abbreviation formed from initial letters, specif., one pronounced using the letters names rather than phonetically (Ex.: CD, DNA, UHF) … English World dictionary
initialism — UK [ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪz(ə)m] / US [ɪˈnɪʃ(ə)lɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms initialism : singular initialism plural initialisms an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word, pronounced separately. NHS and CBS are initialisms.. See:… … English dictionary
initialism — noun 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 … Wiktionary
initialism — /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzm/ (say i nishuhlizm) noun an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a sequence of words, as ACTU (from Australian Council of Trade Unions) or LPG (from liquefied petroleum gas). Compare acronym. Usage: An initialism can be… …
initialism — inicializmas statusas T sritis gynybos politika apibrėžtis Santrumpa, sudaryta iš žymiklio pilnosios formos dėmenų pirmųjų raidžių arba iš pilnosios formos skiemenų ir tariama paraidžiui. pavyzdys( iai) Anglų kalbos pavyzdžiai: CBRN, IEC, IMO.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
initialism — /i nish euh liz euhm/, 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 … Universalium
initialism — noun an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. BBC) … English new terms dictionary
initialism — ini·tial·ism … English syllables
initialism — in•i•tial•ism [[t]ɪˈnɪʃ əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. cvb an abbreviation or acronym formed from the initial letters of a group of words • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
