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abbreviation

Language; Abbreviations

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can ...

initialism

Language; Abbreviations

A kind of abbreviation where the initial letters of the words in a phrase are pronounced one by one, such as BCNU= Be seein you

yolo

Language; Abbreviations

Yolo is an acronym of 'you only live once' that has been popularised on social media.

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are the officially inhabitants of the Republic of Biafra. Biafra was a secessionist state in south eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967. The inhabitants ...