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 acronyming word
- noun acronyming 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. 2
- noun acronyming a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism. 1
- noun acronyming an acrostic. 1
- verb with object acronyming to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE. 1
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Origin of acronyming
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 Acronyming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acronyming 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".
acronyming usage trend in Literature
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