Meanings
nounsyllabic abbreviation (plural syllabic abbreviations)
plural syllabic abbreviations
- human sciencesAn abbreviation formed from syllables, usually the initial ones, of several words.
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
2008 March 19, “HE SAYS...So nondescript is the redesign, the car all but fades”, in The Times
Translations
German Silbenkurzwort, Silbenwort
- SilbenkurzwortTranslations
- SilbenwortTranslations
Polish skrótowiec grupowy, grupowiec
- skrótowiec grupowyTranslations
- grupowiecTranslations
- sylabowiecTranslations
- zgłoskowiecTranslations
Russian сложносокращённое слово
- сложносокращённое слово (složnosokraščónnoje slovo)Translations
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“syllabic abbreviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syllabic%20abbreviation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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