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acronym

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:

Examples:

AIDS is an acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
2
a word created from the first letters of each word in a series of words:

Examples:

NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
3
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:

Examples:

an acronym for sth PIPE is an acronym for private-investment, public-equity.

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