initialismn.

/ɪnˈɪʃəlɪzm/

Etymology: < initial n. + -ism suffix.

The use of initials; a significative group of initial letters. Now spec. a group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately (contrasted with acronym n.).

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > abbreviation or contraction > abbreviating using initial letters

initialism1899

acronym1940

initialese1955

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > abbreviation or contraction > abbreviating using initial letters > acronym or initialism

protogram1924

initial-word1939

acronym1943

initialism1965

1899 R. Thomas in Notes & Queries 9th Ser. III. 103/1 In my ‘Handbook’ I give an initialism of Mr. Watts's, ‘P. P. C. R.’

1928 H. M. Paull Lit. Ethics xvii. 189 All sorts of devices are adopted by the author, who does not wish his name to be known. He may..disguise it in various ways, using initials, asterisks, a reversed name, or one of the opposite sex,..respectively initialism, asterism, boustrophedon and pseudandry.

1965 (title) Acronyms and initialisms dictionary (Gale Research Company).

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 May 10/4 Americanization has also largely done away with periods in acronyms and initialisms.

1979 Amer. Speech 1976 51 77 KSSU (an initialism of initialisms: KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), Swissair, and UTA (Union de Transports Aeriens)).

1981 Maledicta 5 95 The acronym..and its cousin, the initialism..are perhaps the newest devices for forming nicknames for ethnic groups.

1984 Word Ways XVII. i. 48 The work consulted by Wolpow distinguishes abbreviations and initialisms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	initialism
释义	initialismn. /ɪnˈɪʃəlɪzm/ Etymology: < initial n. + -ism suffix. The use of initials; a significative group of initial letters. Now spec. a group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately (contrasted with acronym n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > abbreviation or contraction > abbreviating using initial letters initialism1899 acronym1940 initialese1955 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > abbreviation or contraction > abbreviating using initial letters > acronym or initialism protogram1924 initial-word1939 acronym1943 initialism1965 1899 R. Thomas in Notes & Queries 9th Ser. III. 103/1 In my ‘Handbook’ I give an initialism of Mr. Watts's, ‘P. P. C. R.’ 1928 H. M. Paull Lit. Ethics xvii. 189 All sorts of devices are adopted by the author, who does not wish his name to be known. He may..disguise it in various ways, using initials, asterisks, a reversed name, or one of the opposite sex,..respectively initialism, asterism, boustrophedon and pseudandry. 1965 (title) Acronyms and initialisms dictionary (Gale Research Company). 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 May 10/4 Americanization has also largely done away with periods in acronyms and initialisms. 1979 Amer. Speech 1976 51 77 KSSU (an initialism of initialisms: KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), Swissair, and UTA (Union de Transports Aeriens)). 1981 Maledicta 5 95 The acronym..and its cousin, the initialism..are perhaps the newest devices for forming nicknames for ethnic groups. 1984 Word Ways XVII. i. 48 The work consulted by Wolpow distinguishes abbreviations and initialisms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1899
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