Initialism
nounɪ'nɪʃə,lɪzəm
Noun
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
“`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization”
Similar:AcronymType of:FormDescriptorSignifieran abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately
“HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
Type of:Abbreviation
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- SCRABBLE US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- SCRABBLE UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- WORDS WITH FRIENDS
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA