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acronym Definition


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acronym
noun
    1. A word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right, eg NATO. Compare abbreviation, contraction, initialism.
Derivative: acronymic
adj
    Etymology: 1940s: from Greek akron point or tip + onyma name.



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