Acronym - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈækrənɪm|
Brit.
|ˈækrənɪm|
noun
- a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
the word 'scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
Extra examples
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is known by the acronym “NATO.”
Word forms
noun
singular: acronym
plural: acronyms
singular: acronym
plural: acronyms
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