List of syllabic abbreviations
- List of syllabic abbreviations
A syllabic abbreviation (SA) is an abbreviation formed from (usually) initial syllables of several words, but should be distinguished from portmanteaux, which derive from two words to form words having a new meaning.
Here is a list of syllabic abbreviations:
* COINTELPRO; from counter-intelligence program
* CONELRAD; from control of electromagnetic radiation
* CONMEBOL; from Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (Spanish for "South American Football Confederation")
* INMARSAT; from INternational MARitime SATellite, an IGO
* Konami, names of Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara
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