acronym

ˈækrənɪm

Definition

Definition of acronym - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

languageword formed from initial letters of other words

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration..

abbreviation

initialism

linguisticsabbreviation from initial letters pronounced as a word

NASA is a well-known acronym.

abbreviation

initialism

short form

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acronym soup

confusing mix of many acronyms

The meeting was full of acronym soup, leaving everyone confused.

Origin of acronym

Greek, akron (tip) + onyma (name)

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SWbS

oth.

acronym

stands for 'sleep well, be safe'

SWbW

oth.

acronym

stands for 'start with a bang'

TLA

acr.

acr: three-letter acronym

acronym made from three letters only

VaR

acronym

value at risk

acronymic

adj.

about acronyms

relating to or formed as an acronym

acronymous

adj.

related to acronym

relating to or being an acronym

Examples of acronym in a sentence

Scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
The acronym 'laser' stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

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French:acronyme, ...
German:Akronym, ...
Italian:sigla, ...
Spanish:acrónimo, ...
Portuguese:acrónimo, ...
Chinese:首字母缩略词, 缩写词, ...
Japanese:頭字語, アクロニム, ...
Arabic:اِسْمٌ مُخْتَصَرٌ, اخْتِصَار لَفْظِي, ...
Hebrew:רָאשֵׁי תֵיבוֹת, רָאשֵׁי תֵּיבוֹת, ...
Russian:аббревиатура, сокращение, ...
Ukrainian:акронім, ...
Hindi:संक्षेपाक्षर, अक्षर संक्षेप, ...
Bengali:অ্যাক্রোনিম, সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ, ...
Catalan:acrònim, ...
Czech:akronym, ...
Danish:akronym, ...
Dutch:acroniem, letterwoord, ...
Greek:ακρωνύμιο, αρκτικόλεξο, ...
Hungarian:mozaikszó, betűszó, ...
Khmer:អក្សរកាត់, អក្សរកាត់បញ្ចេញសំឡេងជាពាក្យ, ...
Korean:두문자어, 약자, ...
Persian:سرواژه, کلمه اختصاری, ...
Polish:akronim, skrótowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):acrônimo, ...
Romanian:acronim, abreviere, ...
Swedish:akronym, ...
Thai:อักษรย่อ, ...
Turkish:akronim, kısaltma, ...
Vietnamese:từ ghép chữ cái đầu, chữ viết tắt, ...

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