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Definition of Initialism
1. Noun. A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Initialism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Initialism
Literary usage of Initialism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ohio Educational Monthly: A Journal of School and Home Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1873)
"He coins the following new words for the different modes of concealing or indicating
authorship: initialism, ..."
2. A Martyr to Bibliography: A Notice of the Life and Works of Joseph-Marie by Ralph Thomas (1867)
"There was no necessity for Q. to threaten to kill a book like this; it kills
itself.) P., MS, (initialism) Monsieur Serge ..."
3. The National Teacher: A Monthly Educational Journal by Emerson Elbridge White (1873)
"He coins the following new words for the different modes of concealing or indicating
authorship: initialism, ..."
4. Manual of Library Cataloguing by John Henry Quinn (1899)
"Occasionally an initialism will be given like, " by BHW,DD," when, the meaning
being clear, the entry will be under the W., as W., BH, DD If it is known ..."
5. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"The KW-L+ Strategy Explained The letters in the initialism KW-L+ stand for the
process of making meaning that begins with what students Know, ..."
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