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Just like any other online community, there are many '''abbreviations, acronyms & initialisms''' used within the Growtopian Community. This page lists some commonly used abbreviations, acronyms & initialisms.
Just like any other online community, there are many '''acronyms, clippings & initialisms''' used within the Growtopian Community. This page lists some commonly used acronyms, clippings & initialisms.


==Abbreviations==
==Acronyms==
An '''abbreviation''' is a shorter way of writing or saying a word or phrase.<ref>https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/abbreviation</ref> For example, within the Growtopian Community, "stits" is the abbreviation of [[Surgical Stitches]].
An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself said as a word.<ref>https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref> For example, within the Growtopian Community, "gaut" is an acronym made up of the first syllable of [[Gaia's Beacon]] and the initialism of [[Unstable Tesseract]].
===G===
*gaut > [[Gaia's Beacon]]-[[Unstable Tesseract]] combo
===P===
*paw > [[Player Appreciation Week]]
 
==Clippings==
A '''clipping''' is a short form of a word created by removing syllables.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clipping</ref> For example, within the Growtopian Community, "stits" is the clipping of [[Surgical Stitches]].
===A===
===A===
*ances > [[Ancestral Lens of Riches]], [[Ancestral Orb of Time]], [[Ancestral Seed of Life]], [[Ancestral Tesseract of Dimensions]], [[Ancestral Totem of Wisdom]]
*ances > [[Ancestral Lens of Riches]], [[Ancestral Orb of Time]], [[Ancestral Seed of Life]], [[Ancestral Tesseract of Dimensions]], [[Ancestral Totem of Wisdom]]
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===S===
===S===
*stits > [[Surgical Stitches]]
*stits > [[Surgical Stitches]]
==Acronyms==
An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself said as a word.<ref>https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/acronym</ref> For example, within the Growtopian Community, "gaut" is an acronym made up of the first syllable of [[Gaia's Beacon]] and the initialism of [[Unstable Tesseract]].
===G===
*gaut > [[Gaia's Beacon]]-[[Unstable Tesseract]] combo
===P===
*paw > [[Player Appreciation Week]]


==Initialisms==
==Initialisms==

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Just like any other online community, there are many acronyms, clippings & initialisms used within the Growtopian Community. This page lists some commonly used acronyms, clippings & initialisms.

Acronyms

An acronym is an abbreviation formed by the first letters or syllables of a series of words, and which is itself said as a word.[1][2] For example, within the Growtopian Community, "gaut" is an acronym made up of the first syllable of Gaia's Beacon and the initialism of Unstable Tesseract.

G

P

Clippings

A clipping is a short form of a word created by removing syllables.[3] For example, within the Growtopian Community, "stits" is the clipping of Surgical Stitches.

A

M

R

S

Initialisms

An initialism is a term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.[4] For example, within the Growtopian Community, "ut" is the initialism of Unstable Tesseract.

B

C

D

E

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G

H

R

S

U

W

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