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syllabic abbreviation

syllabic abbreviation noun: an abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words.

Noun

syllabic abbreviation (plural syllabic abbreviations)

  1. An abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words.
    • Subaru named it after the New York zip code Tribeca — a syllabic abbreviation of “Triangle Below Canal Street” — not so much to connote wealth and glamour2008 March 19, “HE SAYS...So nondescript is the redesign, the car all but fades”, in The Times

Forms of syllabic abbreviation

pluralsyllabic abbreviations

Questions about syllabic abbreviation

What does syllabic abbreviation mean?
Syllabic abbreviation means an abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words.
What part of speech is syllabic abbreviation?
Syllabic abbreviation is a noun.
What is the plural of syllabic abbreviation?
The plural of syllabic abbreviation is syllabic abbreviations.

Words near syllabic abbreviation in the dictionary

  1. syllabation
  2. syllabe
  3. syllabes
  4. syllabi
  5. syllabic
  6. syllabic abbreviation
  7. syllabic abbreviations
  8. syllabic break
  9. syllabic breaks
  10. syllabic consonant
  11. syllabic consonants

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