acronymnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/us/ˈæk.rə.nɪm/an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:
AIDS is an acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
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