ACRONYM

/ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 16

Scrabble letter values: A1C3R1O1N1Y4M3 = 14

Definition

  1. noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word. — synonyms: initialism

Examples

  • “`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization”
  • “the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)”

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