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单词 acronym
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acronym
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/us
/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/
an abbreviation consisting of the firstlettersof each word in thenameof something,pronouncedas a word:
首字母缩拼词，首字母组合词，首字母缩略词
AIDSis an acronym for "Acquired Immune DeficiencySyndrome".AIDS （艾滋病）是 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome（获得性免疫缺损综合征）的首字母缩拼词。
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Initials
An initial is the first letter of a word. We often use initials to refer to the names of countries and organisations:…
Acronyms
Acronyms are words which are formed from the first letters of other words, and which are pronounced as full words. Examples of acronyms:…
Abbreviations, initials and acronyms
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Abbreviations and letters
When we abbreviate a word or phrase, we shorten it. Abbreviations can be formed from the first letters of the word or phrase. In such cases, we normally say them by spelling out each letter:…
(Definition ofacronymfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

acronym| American Dictionary

acronym
noun[C]
us
/ˈæk·rəˌnɪm/
a wordcreatedfrom the firstlettersof each word in aseriesof words:
NASAis an acronym forNationalAeronautics and SpaceAdministration.
(Definition ofacronymfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

acronym| Business English

acronym
noun[C]
uk
/ˈækrəʊnɪm/us
an abbreviation consisting of the firstlettersof each word in thenameof something,pronouncedas a word:
an acronym for sthPIPE is an acronym for private-investment, public-equity.
(Definition ofacronymfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacronym

acronym
For one thing, it seems highly unlikely that anyone can really know all the different acronyms that are said to exist.
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Inevitably, health and safety legislation generates a plethora of acronyms, which are fortunately well covered by a 12-page appendix.
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Such a coinage on the pattern of an earlier one is common inacronym-formation.
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The term, in all probability anacronym, has an elusive etymology.
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There is a bewildering and indigestible suite of acronyms, the referencing is hit-and-miss, and the overall editing should have been much more thorough.
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The development of space travel has brought some new acronyms into existence.
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Military jargon too contains an awful lot of acronyms.
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Fortunately, a listing of relevant organizational and regulatory acronyms is provided at the book's end.
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Of course, though the acronyms may be frightening, they may also be fascinating.
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I find it the most incredible organization for acronyms.
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There is an appendix that lists major political parties and even acronyms and abbreviations to get the researcher through the alphabet soup of post-independence politics.
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As far as degree of shortening is concerned, a negligible decrease in centrality is exhibited by acronyms resorting to any of the devices mentioned above.
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At any time in history acronyms can hide more sinister realities condensed in them.
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The use of certain acronyms by computer engineers and programmers does not ipso facto mean that we are somehow being manipulated.
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It surely must also include the acronyms which, as mentioned, are so abundant in military parlance.
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