Initialism Definition
ĭ-nĭshə-lĭzəm
noun
An acronym or abbreviation formed from initial letters, specif., one pronounced using the letters' names rather than phonetically (Ex.: CD, DNA, FBI)
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Initialism
Noun
Singular:
initialismPlural:
initialismsOrigin of Initialism
-
initial + -ism
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