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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples tac-, -tic-be silent: Latin: tacere, tacitus: reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn tach-
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Used as a superscript IPA letter [7] Ꞃ ꞃ ᫍ Insular R Variant of r; [9] [3] Used in Ormulum [18] Ʀ ʀ 𐞪 Yr (small capital R) IPA /ʀ/ IPA voiced uvular trill, Old Norse, Alutiiq; Superscript form is an IPA superscript letter [7] Ꝛ ꝛ R rotunda Variant of r [9] ᴙ: Small capital reversed R Nonstandard IPA /ʢ/ cf. Cyrillic: Я я ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples rad-, ras-scrape, shave: Latin: rādere, rāsus: abrade, abrasion, abrasive, corrade ...
The next three words come after Aster because their fourth letter (the first one that differs) is r, which comes after e (the fourth letter of Aster) in the alphabet. Those words themselves are ordered based on their sixth letters (l, n and p respectively). Then comes At, which differs from the preceding words in the second letter (t comes ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples jac-lie: Latin: jaceo "to be thrown": adjacency, adjacent, circumjacency ...