How to pronounce "initialism"

• "initialism" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "initialism"

Noun

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "`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
• initialism

Noun

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; "HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language"

Synonyms:

• initialism