Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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British English | Yes | No | No | No |
initialism | Yes | No | No | No |
British English (noun) | initialism (noun) |
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English as spoken in the UK | an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately |
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word |