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acronym
noun
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- CRONY
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
“‘NATO’ is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization”
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Example Sentences
‘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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