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Slapping a catchy acronym like the JOBS Act on a piece of legislation makes it more difficult for politicians to oppose it - and indeed that's what happened with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
Steven Rattner

Meaning of "acronym" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACRONYM

From acro- + -onym.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACRONYM

acronym  [ˈækrənɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACRONYM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acronym is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACRONYM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acronym

An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words. There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of various names for such abbreviations nor on written usage. In English and most other languages, such abbreviations historically had limited use, but they became much more common in the 20th century. Acronyms are a type of word formation process, and they are viewed as a subtype of blending.

Definition of acronym in the English dictionary

The definition of acronym in the dictionary is a pronounceable name made up of a series of initial letters or parts of words; for example, UNESCO for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACRONYM


allonym
ˈælənɪm
anonym
ˈænənɪm
antonym
ˈæntənɪm
cryptonym
ˈkrɪptənɪm
homonym
ˈhɒmənɪm
metonym
ˈmɛtənɪm
paronym
ˈpærənɪm
polyonym
ˈpɒlɪənɪm
retronym
ˈretrənɪm
synonym
ˈsɪnənɪm
tautonym
ˈtɔːtənɪm
toponym
ˈtɒpənɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACRONYM

acromegaly
acromia
acromial
acromion
acronical
acronically
acronycal
acronycally
acronychal
acronychally
acronymania
acronymic
acronymically
acronymous
acroparaesthesia
acroparesthesia
acropetal
acropetally
acrophobe
acrophobia

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACRONYM

autonym
caconym
cohyponym
eponym
ethnonym
exonym
heteronym
hyponym
meronym
mononym
pseudonym
textonym

Synonyms and antonyms of acronym in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acronym» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACRONYM

Find out the translation of acronym to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acronym from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acronym» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

首字母缩写词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acrónimo
570 millions of speakers

English

acronym
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिवर्णी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اِسْم مُخْتَصَر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аббревиатура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acrônimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্য শব্দের আদ্যক্ষর দ্বারা গঠিত শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sigle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akronim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Akronym
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭字語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두문자어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akronim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ viết tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்பதன் சுருக்கமாகும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिवर्णी शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısaltması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acronimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akronim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акронім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acronim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρκτικόλεξο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afkorting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

akronym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akronym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acronym

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACRONYM»

The term «acronym» is very widely used and occupies the 5.678 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACRONYM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acronym» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acronym» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acronym

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3 QUOTES WITH «ACRONYM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acronym.
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Catherine Bell
JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military.
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Aaron Levie
My acronym is WWSJD: What Would Steve Jobs Do?
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Steven Rattner
Slapping a catchy acronym like the JOBS Act on a piece of legislation makes it more difficult for politicians to oppose it - and indeed that's what happened with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACRONYM»

Discover the use of acronym in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acronym and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transportation Acronym Guide
The acronyms are listed alphabetically, each followed by the data source where the information was obtained. Includes a chart of metric/English conversion factors.
Kathleen Bradley, Sarah Maccalous, 1996
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GRAPES Acronym Poster Kit
GRAPES. Acronym. Poster. Set. and. Classroom. Activities. A. Tool. for. Analyzing . and. Understanding. Civilizations. The acronym GRAPES, in which G stands for Geography, R for Religion (and belief systems), A for Achievements, P for ...
Social Studies School Service
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The Acronym: White Nights of St. Petersburg
During her testimony, Mia's safety is entrusted with the members of the Acronym, a covert agency consisting of former FBI, CIA, and international law enforcement agents.
Rebecca Lerwill, 2009
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New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS
An acronym is a group of letters that stands for several words. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a noun. For example, if you encounter the acronym CGI or the abbreviation pt in printed text, you might not know the meaning of that acronym ...
Henry Bojack, 2007
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Time, an Acronym for Eternity
A story of intrigue for if man can conceive that travel in time will be possible someday--would travelers not be among society now? Logically, who might they be, hidden among the population? Josh Merlin found out and his world changed.
Wayne King Livingston, 2002
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The angel acronym: a mystery introducing Toom Taggart
And if that was not bad enough, an archivist would soon turn up dead.Paul Edwards spent years as a Community of Christ (RLDS) administrator -- the ultimate insider.
Paul M. Edwards, 2003
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MEDINFO 2001: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on ...
The last 3 of these examples are clearly aliases that are not acronyms, whereas ASR is a straightforward acronym. Identification of the alias pairs revealed that only 6 of the 165 alias pairs in the sample were clearly not acronyms. Thus, this ...
Vimla L. Patel, Ray Rogers, R. Haux, 2001
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Mastering Integrated HTML and CSS
All browsers should display the information in the title attribute if the user's cursor hovers over the acronym. Most browsers show it as a tool tip, but some display the information at the bottom of the browser window in the status bar. See Figure  ...
Virginia DeBolt, 2007
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Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Directory of ...
HDRL — Acronym for High-Dose Reference Laboratory. Health and Safety Science Abstracts — An abstract service covering health and safety science articles from 1977 to the present. Health Effects Institute — An independent nonprofit ...
Herman Koren, 2004
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Acronym soup: a stirring guide to our newest word form
A lighthearted reference on acronyms discusses the origins, history, and meaning of more than one thousand acronyms and blended words. 20,000 first printing.
Gilda Feldman, Phil Feldman, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACRONYM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acronym is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vyapam: 2 deaths in 2 days jolt Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt in MP
... imposters, manipulated seating arrangements and forged answer sheets as part of the Vyapam scam, called so from PEB's Hindi acronym. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
US-led air strikes hit Isis stronghold of Raqqa
... Daesh the ability to move military capabilities throughout Syria and into Iraq,” said Lt Col Thomas Gilleran, using the Arabic acronym for Isis. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Unburden banks of non-performing assets
The short answer in an acronym-driven world: NPAs. PSBs are unlikely to lend as long as they are saddled with huge non-performing assets. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
BERT recovery house teaches drug users 'new way of life'
Today, the name is an acronym, Beginning Effective Recovery Together, but the meaning is the same: It's a safe place for recovery. lRelated ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
5
Summer Learning
YOU USE SUMMER FOR TIPS AND ACRONYM. S IS TO STAY ACTIVE AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE ACTIVE TO BE HEALTHY AND ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jul 15»
6
PennDOT team decides what spells trouble on vehicle license plates
They look up Internet slang and scroll through acronym dictionaries. They notify the applicant if a proposed plate is against the rules, offering a ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
7
Pigalle Paris Scoops ANDAM Prize
Past winners of ANDAM, the French acronym for the National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts, include Julien David, ... «WWD, Jul 15»
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Author and Entertainer Chris Ruggiero
YOU HAVE AN ACRONYM FOR HOW YOU ARE LIVING AND YOU THINK IT IS GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER. IT IS LIFE. WE USE IT ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jul 15»
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'Our faith will not be stolen'
I feel “SAD” — an acronym I invented for myself for this moment: I feel a profound sense of sorrow for the slain and for the families who must try ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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First Choice Medical Group Positioned To Grow With The BACK …
To the tens of thousands of practicing physicians around America, the acronym “ICD–10” is a haunting thought. In reality, it's a ball of fire fast ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Acronym [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acronym>. Apr 2024 ».
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