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initialisms

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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