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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•tial•ism (i nish′ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
an acronym. - a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- the practice of using initials or forming words from initials.
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