"initialism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-initialism.wav [UK] Forms: initialism [singular], initialisms [plural]
Etymology: initial + -ism Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|initial|ism}} initial + -ism Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Initialise is a term formed by using the initial letters of several words or parts of words.
    Sense id: simple-initialism-en-noun-CW5MkM43 Categories (other): Linguistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ism
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