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Meaning of word initialism from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

initialism noun

Meaning : A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word.

Example : `NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus).

Synonyms : acronym

Meaning : An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately.

Example : HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language.

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sugar (noun)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').