alphabetism
Alphabetism is the term that denotes the concept of words being formed on the basis of the initial letters of a phrase or combination of words. In alphabetisms, the initial letters of the words constituting the underlying phrase are spelled out idividually as in
USA (United States of America), REM (Rapid Eye Movement), VIP (Very Important Person)
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linguisticsweb/glossary/alphabetism.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/03 08:28 by sabinebartsch
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