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acronym
[ ak-ruh-nim ]
noun
- a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
- an acrostic.
verb (used with object)
- to make an acronym of:
The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE.
acronym
/ ˈækrənɪm; əˈkrɒnɪməs /
noun
- a pronounceable name made up of a series of initial letters or parts of words; for example, UNESCO for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
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Grammar Note
See abbreviation.
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Notes
Acronyms are often less clumsy than the complete expressions they represent and are easier to write and remember.
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Derived Forms
- ˌacroˈnymic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ac·ro·nym·ic; a·cron·y·mous [uh, -, kron, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
- ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acronym1
C20: from acro- + -onym
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Example Sentences
Bae,” for example, is a term of endearment that is either short for “baby” or an acronym for “before anyone else.
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He used the Arab acronym for ISIS or ISIL, as the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” commonly is known.
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Try not to laugh when you notice what the acronym for said foundation is.
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RICO is the acronym for the Racketeer-influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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The acronym of the embodying League of the Common Fate is SOS.
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