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What is the correct term for a word made up of the first letters of several words?

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What is the correct term for a word made up of the first letters of several words?

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  1. Ancronym: SALT, NATO, FICA, NAFTA, etc.


  2. acronym?

  3. Acronym (like scuba which stands for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, or AIDS)

  4. Acronym

  5. Yes, acronym:

    An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm, from Greek acro- in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name) is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a word
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