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initialism

/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.ɪ.zəm/

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.lɪ.zəm/

Translations

initialismnoun

initialisms

/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.ɪ.zəm/

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.lɪ.zəm/

sigleAbréviation prononcée lettre par lettre.

"BBC" is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.

"BBC" est le sigle de la British Broadcasting Corporation.

Additional translations

initialismeTerme de linguistique.

Synonyms

short form

letter combination

initialismnoun

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase and pronounced separately as letters.

"BBC" is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.