acronym
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rə noun
1.
2.
an acrostic.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE.
Related forms
ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
acronym (ˈækrənɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C20: from | |
| acro'nymic | |
| —adj | |
| acronymous | |
| —adj | |
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Cultural Dictionary
acronym [(ak-ruh-nim)]A word formed by combining the beginning letters of a name or phrase, as in WASP for white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, or by combining the initial syllables of a series of words, as in radar, which stands for radio detecting and ranging.
Note: Acronyms are often less clumsy than the complete expressions they represent and are easier to write and remember.
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acronym definition
jargonAn identifier formed from some of the letters (often the initials) of a phrase and used as an abbreviation. This dictionary contains a great many acronyms; see the contents page for a list.
See also TLA.
(1995-03-15)
Example sentences
All committees naming things, notably those likely to have an acronym, should include a 14-year-old boy.
But if the old name was clunky, it had an easy acronym.
Couldn't think of anything semi-witty that I could turn into an acronym.
There is always some new acronym in the technology industry.
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