Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
inj.
inject
injectant
injection
injection molding
injector
injera
injudicious
Injun
injunction
injure
injurious
injury
injury benefit
injury time
injustice
ink
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft