List of syllabic abbreviations

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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
  • Sudoku; Japanese abbreviation of a longer phrase, "Sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru" (数字は独身に限る), meaning "the digits must occur only once"
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