Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ak-ruh-nim]
- /ˈæk rə nɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ak-ruh-nim]
- /ˈæk rə nɪm/
Definitions of acronymic word
- noun acronymic 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 acronymic a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism. 1
- noun acronymic an acrostic. 1
- verb with object acronymic to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE. 1
- noun acronymic Pertaining to the use of acronyms. 1
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Origin of acronymic
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 Acronymic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acronymic 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
acronymic usage trend in Literature
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