A(n) _______ is an abbreviation which forms a word using the initial parts or first letters of a title or name.
Acronym
100
_______ were found to originate in the 16th century, when ‘coz’ was taken from ‘cousin’ in 1559 and when ‘gent’ was removed from “gentleman” in 1564.
Clippings
100
Acronyms that have just the first letter of each word (NATO: National Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Letter Acronyms
100
FBI
Intialism - Federal Bureau of Investigation
200
A(n) _______ is an abbreviation which consists of the first letter of each word, which are pronounced as separate letters when they are spoken.
Initialism
200
The word, ______, was coined by Bell Laboratories in 1943. In the 1920’s, many railroad companies had ______ of their name on each car.
Acronym(s)
200
Acronyms which use a portion of each word (sitcom: situation comedy)
Syllabic Acronyms
200
gator
(Fore) Clipping - alligator
300
A(n) _______ is a word that has been reduced to one of its parts, but still keeps its original meaning.
Clipping
300
The Ancient Egyptians used a related form of _______ called acrophones, which were shown with the hieroglyphics. The Ancient Greeks used the letters of their alphabet to represent everyday language words. Many _______ come from Latin words which were changed to form European vernacular languages.
Abbreviations
300
Clippings which remove the front portion of a word to leave the abbreviation (phone from telephone)
Fore-Clippings
300
camcorder
Blend (portmanteau) - camera and recorder
400
A(n) _____ is formed when parts of two or more words combine to create a new word (AKA a portmanteau).
Blend
400
______ first appeared in the late 19th century. In the early 20th century, the phrase, ‘OMG’, was discovered in a letter from 1917. The phrase, ‘FYI’, appeared in a memo from 1941, and the phrase, ‘LOL’, popped up in 1960.
Initialisms
400
Clippings which remove the front and back portions of a word to leave the abbreviation (flu from influenza)