syllabic abbreviation 1

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(linguistics) An abbreviation formed from syllables, usually initial, of several words.

  • 1. 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.

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