| 单词 | initialism |
| 释义 | initialism[ ih-nish-uh-liz-uhm ] / ɪˈnɪʃ əˌlɪz əm / nouna set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation. 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. the practice of using initials or forming words from initials. VIDEO FOR INITIALISMWATCH NOW: What Is The Difference Between Abbreviations And Acronyms?There really could be a whole separate dictionary for the abundance of acronyms and abbreviations people use today. But what is the actual difference between abbreviations and acronyms? Origin of initialismFirst recorded in 1895–1900; initial + -ism grammar notes for initialismSee abbreviation. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH initialismabbreviation, acronym, initialismWords nearby initialisminion, iniquitous, iniquity, init., initial, initialism, initialize, initially, initial rhyme, Initial Teaching Alphabet, initiate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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