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[ak-ruh-nim]

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noun

a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.

an acrostic.

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verb (used with object)

to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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Origin:
1940–45; acr- + -onym

Related forms

ac·ro·nym·ic, a·cron·y·mous

[uh-kron-uh-muh

s] , adjective

ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused: abbreviation, acronym.

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But remembering the acronyms used to denote specific experiments poses another layer of difficulty.

It would be helpful to all if acronyms are spelled out.

Few areas of life are spared and acronyms and abbreviations proliferate.

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But remembering the acronyms used to denote specific experiments poses another layer of difficulty.

It would be helpful to all if acronyms are spelled out.

Few areas of life are spared and acronyms and abbreviations proliferate.

We knew the military had an awesomely bad collection of acronyms.

Many acronyms meant to be written have wormed their way into spoken language.

People toss out acronyms that bounce off my brain and splat on the floor, unabsorbed.

Other regional acronyms have come and sometimes acrimoniously gone.

So maybe that explains why the agency opted to enlist some awesomely bad superhero acronyms to characterize the way-out endeavors.

But sometimes the adults have the acronyms that the children don't have.

Many people who may read these posts do not master all of the acronyms that one could use or invent.

It is all revealed there isn't it, the acronyms says it all.

Mastering biology to boost troop performance is an endeavor that would be perfect for superhero acronyms.

They're long, convoluted and contain acronyms and language.

The table below lists some of the bigger schemes, ranked by the length of their acronyms or initials.

All too often, the beauty of scientific knowledge gets trapped in monochrome graphs and jarring acronyms.

Barking acronyms into the microphone is standard procedure in control towers.

Military texts are full of jargon, mostly in the form of acronyms.

Acronyms and initialisms suck, unless they spell out rude words.

Presented with the prosecution's case will be a new vocabulary of acronyms and words, and a few lessons in statistics.

The acronyms in academia and business are exclusionary and sometimes efficient.

Each article was shoved into the smallest space possible, without even room to expand its acronyms.

There are new words and acronyms to describe new ways in which war is waged:.

And to facilitate the conversation, ill use acronyms to denominate them.

Brand took out a piece of paper and began playing with acronyms.

Acronyms are the lingua franca of libraries, as if saying them makes the speaker sound more harried and thus more professional.

The daily conversation is speckled with curse words and acronyms and insensitive nicknames.

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Word Origin & History

acronym

1943 coinage from acro-, comb. form of Gk. akros "tip, end" (see acrid) + Eng. -onym "name" (abstracted from homonym; see name). The practice was non-existent before 20c. except in cabalistic esoterica and acrostic poetry.

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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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