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• I.T.A.
  I.T.A.

  abbreviation

  Initial Teaching Alphabet.
• ITA
  ITA

  abbreviation

  Independent Television Authority: now superseded by the IBA
• i.t.a.
  i.t.a.

  abbreviation

  initial teaching alphabet, a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading

I.T.A.

American  

Or i.t.a.

abbreviation

1. Initial Teaching Alphabet.

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ITA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Independent Television Authority: now superseded by the IBA

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i.t.a. ² British  

abbreviation

1. initial teaching alphabet, a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading

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Example Sentences

The I.T.A. has banned Romania, Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia from competing in Tokyo because of doping violations.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

In 2010, the Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against the I.T.A., alleging that its advertisements falsely assured customers that tanning was totally safe.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 7, 2014

Each of the 44 I.T.A. symbols represents only one sound, and children tackle I.T.A.-spelled words in full confidence that what they see in print is what they say in sound.

From Time Magazine Archive

Teamster-baiting, in fact, has become a way of life for I.T.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I.T.A. is not a new method of teaching," explains Inventor Pitman, "but it is a new medium of teaching."

From Time Magazine Archive