Mwu
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of multi-word unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"In a contrastive study we conducted recently (Silva 2006), we found that applying a simple n-gram tool such as the one used in the Corpógrafo to a bilingual corpus of comparable texts in Portuguese and in English allows the identification of significant MWUs or lexical bundles."
- 1 Initialism of Maccabi World Union. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Regional Maccabiah Games, organized by the MWU, are also held throughout the world."
- 2 Initialism of Merriam-Webster Unabridged, edition of Webster's Dictionary. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Merriam-Webster will need to incorporate some changes in MWU to take full advantage of its new online environment."
- 3 Initialism of Midwestern University. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"VT was supported by MWU’s start-up funds."
- 4 Initialism of Mine Workers’ Union, predecessor of Solidarity (South African trade union). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"After the suspension in 1940 of MWU elections for the duration of the Second World War (1939–1945), the Hervormingsorganisasie concentrated on strengthening itself internally."
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