acronym

Speech parts

1. acronym - Noun

2. acronym - Verb

Meaning

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

initialism class code appearance formation composition brief phrase compound abbreviation contraction cipher puzzle condensation shorthand

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Antonyms

long addition development growth increase rise

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Hypernyms

form descriptor signifier word form

Phrases with the word

an acronym orphan acronym

Anagrams

romancy Cormany

Examples

JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military. Catherine Bell

What's going on?” I whispered to Gina. "Management is proving beyond a shadow of a doubt they don't have enough to do,” she murmured back. "So they've invented a new acronym. Connie Willis

Job is an acronym for ‘Just Over Broke. Robert Kiyosaki

My acronym is WWSJD: What Would Steve Jobs Do? Aaron Levie

SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Slapping a catchy acronym like the JOBS Act on a piece of legislation makes it more difficult for politicians to oppose it - and indeed that's what happened with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. Steven Rattner

Close letter words and terms

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