acronym

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/
• SAMPA: /"{k.r\@.nIm/
•  Audio (UK)^{help, file}

Noun

Singular acronym

Plural acronyms

1. (countable) An abbreviation usually made by the first letters of a series of words, and which is itself said as a word

   RAM, radar and scuba are acronyms.

See also

• Category:Acronyms
• initialism