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Linguipedia: New page: An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation consisting of initial letters that are read like an ordinary word. === Examples === English ''radar'' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈreɪdɑɹ]}}), from ''...

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New page: An '''acronym''' is an abbreviation consisting of initial letters that are read like an ordinary word. === Examples === English ''radar'' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈreɪdɑɹ]}}), from ''...

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An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] consisting of initial letters that are read like an ordinary word.

=== Examples ===

English ''radar'' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈreɪdɑɹ]}}), from '''''ra'''dio '''d'''etection '''a'''nd '''r'''anging''.

=== Comments ===

Acronyms contrast with [[alphabetism]]s, which are pronounced with the names of the letters (e.g. ''CD, HTML'').

=== Polysemy ===

Sometimes ''acronym'' is used for abbreviations more generally, i.e. also for [[alphabetism]]s.

=== Origin ===

From Greek ''akro''- 'tip' and ''-oonym-'' 'name'. The first attestation in the OED is from 1943.

=== Other languages ===

German [[Akronym]]

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-An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] consisting of initial letters that are read like an ordinary word.
+An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] consisting of initial [[letter]]s that are read like an ordinary word.
 === Examples ===
-English ''radar'' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈreɪdɑɹ]}}), from '''''ra'''dio '''d'''etection '''a'''nd '''r'''anging''.
+[[English]] ''radar'' (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈreɪdɑɹ]}}), from '''''ra'''dio '''d'''etection '''a'''nd '''r'''anging''.
 === Comments ===
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