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acronym
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Acronym
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/
SAMPA
:
/"{k.r\@.nIm/
Audio (UK)
(
file
)
Noun
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]
Singular
acronym
Plural
acronyms
(
countable
) An
acronym
is 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
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Category:Acronyms
initialism
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