HOW CAN i GET A LIST OF ABREVIATIONS

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ac⋅ro⋅nym  /ˈkrənɪm/  Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-ruh-nim]  Show IPA

noun 1. a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.

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