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Initialism
/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
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noun
- 1
A 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
The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.
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