单词 | protogram |
释义 | > as lemmasprotogram protogram n. Brit. /ˈprəʊtəɡram/ , U.S. /ˈproʊdəˌɡræm/ disused an acronym.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [noun] > abbreviation or contraction > abbreviating using initial letters > acronym or initialism protogram1924 initial-word1939 acronym1943 initialism1965 1924 Glasgow Herald 27 Sept. 4 ‘Anzac’ is one of the first protograms to which the war gave birth. It is used..to describe anything pertaining to the ‘Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’. 1933 H. Wentworth Blends in Eng. 3 Words formed from the initials of other words—called letter words..and protograms (F. H. Vizetelly)—are fewer. 1988 Eng. Today July 38/2 Such forms are generally known as acronyms, although they have also been called protograms. < as lemmas |
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