n.
A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging.
acronymic ac'ro·nym'ic or a·cron'y·mous (ə-krŏn'ə-məs) adj.
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