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ac·ro·nym

acronym

pronunciation:: ae kr nIm
features:: Word Parts

part of speech:	noun
definition:	a word formed by putting together the first letters or parts of a series of words in a longer phrase. "Scuba" is an acronym for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus."
derivations:	acronymic (adj.), acronymous (adj.)

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