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initialism
in·i·tial·ism [ i nísh'l ìzzəm ] (plural in·i·tial·isms)


noun 
Definition:
 
word made of initials pronounced separately: an abbreviation made up of initial letters that are all pronounced separately, e.g. UN for United Nations
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