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abecedism

abecedism noun: an initialism.

Noun

abecedism (plural abecedisms)

  1. (rare) An initialism.
    • The tampering with our language, like so many other things, can be blamed on the Roosevelt new deal which created WPA, NRA, FDIC and so many other abecedisms.1949 April 17, editorial in The Denver Post, quoted in Levette J. Davidson, “Folklore in Modern Speech”, in Louise Pound, “Miscellany”, in American Speech, Volume 25, Number 4, Duke University Press...
    • Contents: A key to over 45,000 acronyms (or initialisms or abecedisms), contractions, and similar condensed appellations.1969, Saul Galin with Peter Spielberg, Reference Books: How to Select and Use Them, Random House, →LCCN, →OL, page 36

Forms of abecedism

pluralabecedisms

Origin of abecedism

Roughly a + b + c + d + -ism; compare abecedarium.

Questions about abecedism

What does abecedism mean?
Abecedism means an initialism.
What part of speech is abecedism?
Abecedism is a noun.
What is the plural of abecedism?
The plural of abecedism is abecedisms.

Words near abecedism in the dictionary

  1. abecedarius
  2. abecedariuses
  3. abecedary
  4. abecediaries
  5. abecediary
  6. abecedism
  7. abecedisms
  8. abed
  9. Abedi
  10. Abedis
  11. abediterol

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