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acronyms

ac·ro·nym
A a

Transcription

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

Definitions of acronyms word

  • noun acronyms 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 acronyms a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism. 1
  • noun acronyms an acrostic. 1
  • verb with object acronyms to make an acronym of: The committee's name has been acronymed MIKE. 1
  • noun acronyms Plural form of acronym. 1
  • noun acronyms plural of acronym. 0

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Origin of acronyms

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 Acronyms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acronyms 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".

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Synonyms for acronyms

noun acronyms

  • phrase — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
  • cipher — A cipher is a secret system of writing that you use to send messages.
  • composition — When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
  • acronym — An acronym is a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is NATO which is made up of the first letters of the 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.
  • wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.

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