acronym
noun/ˈækrənɪm/
/ˈækrənɪm/
- a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something, for example ‘AIDS’ is an acronym for ‘acquired immune deficiency syndrome’Word Origin1940s: from Greek akron ‘end, tip’ + -onym.
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