Dictionary  in•i•tial•ismPronunciation: (i-nish'u-liz"um), [key] —n. 1. a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an acronym. 2. a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation. 3. the practice of using initials or forming words from initials. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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