Initialism
abbreviation consisting of initial letters of words
An initialism is a word made from the first letters of each word in a phrase. Unlike acronyms, initialisms cannot be spoken as words: they are spoken letter by letter. Examples of initialisms are:
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "What is the origin of the word "OK"? | Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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