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initialism
English
Etymology
initial +? -ism
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???l?z?m/
Noun
initialism (plural initialisms)
- (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
- (linguistics) The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.
Translations
See also
- abbreviation
- acronym
- TLA
- Category:English shortenings
- abecedism
Further reading
- initialism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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initiative
English
Etymology
From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???t?v/
- Rhymes: -???t?v
Adjective
initiative (not comparable)
- Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.
- a. 2008, John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 122 [1]:
- The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.
- a. 2008, John G. Matsusaka, "Direct Democracy and the Executive Branch", in, 2008, Shaun Bowler and Amihai Glazer, editors, Direct Democracy's Impact on American Political Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 122 [1]:
Antonyms
- noninitiative
Translations
Noun
initiative (countable and uncountable, plural initiatives)
- A beginning; a first move.
- A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- The ability to act first or on one's own.
- An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
Synonyms
- (issue to be voted on): direct initiative
Derived terms
- direct initiative
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- initiative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initiative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initiative at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From *Medieval Latin initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, Latin initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
initiative f (plural initiatives)
- initiative
- Prendre l'initiative.
Derived terms
- syndicat d'initiative
Further reading
- “initiative” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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