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initialism | abd |

As a noun initialism

is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

As an abbreviation abd is

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As an initialism abd is

(academics) all but dissertation: a description of the status of a doctoral student who has completed all phd degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.

initialism

English

Noun

(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism

    abd

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)

    • Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (academics) all but dissertation: A description of the status of a doctoral student who has completed all PhD degree requirements except the doctoral dissertation.
  • * 2001 , John Siegfried and Wendy Stock, "So You Want to Earn a Ph.D. in Economics?: How Long Do You Think It Will Take?" The Journal of Human Resources , vol. 36, no. 2, p. 366:
    • The most common reason for such episodes is that a student takes a job before completing a thesis, usually after attaining ABD (all but dissertation) status.

    Synonyms

    * abt

    Anagrams

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    References

    English three-letter words ----