Initialism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Initialism is a noun meaning (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
Meaning
(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.
Example Sentences
The term BBC is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The next most frequent source language was English, with neologistic compounds accounting for 15 etymologies, with 9 other English-based terms from a variety of word formation processes such as initialism and semantic extension.
Word Forms
- initialisms
Synonyms for initialism
Depending on context, synonyms include alphabetism.
Related Words
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