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(acronyms) An acronym is a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is NATO which is made up of the first letters of the ‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization’. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: acr- + -onym Date: 1943 a word (as NATO, radar, or snafu) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters ; initialism • ~ic adjective • ~ically adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a word, usu. pronounced as such, formed from the initial letters of other words (e.g. Ernie, laser, Nato). Etymology: Gk akron end + -onum- = onoma name ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1943 coinage from acro-, comb. form of Gk. akros "tip, end" + Eng. -onym "name." The practice was non-existent before 20c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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