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acronymed

ac·ro·nym
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-ruh-nim]
    • /ˈæk rə nɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-ruh-nim]
    • /ˈæk rə nɪm/

Definitions of acronymed word

  • noun acronymed 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. 1
  • noun acronymed a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism. 1
  • noun acronymed an acrostic. 1
  • verb with object acronymed to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE. 1

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Origin of acronymed

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; acr- + -onym

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Parts of speech for Acronymed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acronymed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

acronymed usage trend in Literature

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