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Meaning of syllabic abbreviation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words.

Equivalents

Deutsch Silbenkurzwort Silbenwort
Русский сложносокращённое слово

Examples

“Subaru named it after the New York zip code Tribeca — a syllabic abbreviation of “Triangle Below Canal Street” — not so much to connote wealth and glamour”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

syllabic break syllabic rhyme Syllabically Syllabication Syllabicity syllabicness

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