Meaning of abecedism | Babel Free
Examples
“1949 April 17, editorial in The Denver Post⟳, quoted in Levette J. Davidson, “Folklore in Modern Speech”, in Louise Pound, “Miscellany”, in American Speech, Volume 25, Number⟳ 4, Duke University Press⟳ (December 1950), page 303, The tampering with our language, like⟳ so many other things, can be blamed on the Roosevelt new deal⟳ which created WPA, NRA, FDIC and so many other abecedisms.”
“Contents: A key to over 45,000 acronyms (or initialisms or abecedisms), contractions, and similar condensed appellations.”
“"Brook" is a verb, H.M. (as in HMS) is a well-known abecedism (how do you look⟳ in a pinafore? don't answer⟳), and we all know⟳ what a peter is -- […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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