acronym
noun/ˈækrəˌnɪm/
Frequency rank: #8,728 most common English word
Meaning
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a phrase, pronounced as a word.
Example sentence
NASA is acronym formed from the first letters of 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration'.
Synonyms & related words
- abbreviation
- initialism
- shorthand
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