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- [ak-ruh-nim]
- /ˈæk rə nɪm/
- /ˈæk.rə.nɪm/
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- [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
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preposition
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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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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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