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acronym

/'ækrənɪm/

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noun
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
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"the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)"

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"the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)"