initialism
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initialism
- /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/
noun initialisms
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A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
The term BBC is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Similar: alphabetism
- The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words. 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.
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noun term pronounced letter by letter
| Español | sigla |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 首字母縮略詞 /首字母缩略词 shǒuzìmǔ suōlüècí |
| Português | sigla |
| Français | sigle |
| Deutsch | Initialwort, Akronym, Buchstabenwort |
| Italiano | sigla, abbreviatura, acronimo |
| Ελληνικά | αρκτικόλεξο arktikólexo |
| Русский | инициа́льная аббревиату́ра iniciálʹnaja abbreviatúra |
Talk about this word "initialism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/initialism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. initialism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/initialism "initialism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/initialism.
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@misc{initialism_2026,
title = {initialism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/initialism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
