Definitions for initialism
initialism
in·i·tial·ism
Spelling: [ih-nish-uh-liz-uh m]
IPA: /ɪˈnɪʃ əˌlɪz əm/
Initialism is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 314 anagrams from letters in initialism (aiiiilmnst).
Definitions for initialism
noun
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a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an acronym.
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the practice of using initials or forming words from initials.
Origin of initialism
First recorded in 1895-1900; initial + -ism