acronymy
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acronymy
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From acronym + -y.
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- The formation of words from the initial components of words in a phrase In modern China, due to school teaching, the modern media and international mobility, the English language and the Latin alphabet are quickly gaining ground and with them acronymy.
- The use of acronyms. In some cases of acronymy, the initials are pronounced as in TKO for Technical Knock Out. In others, the initials and/or beginning segments are pronounced as the spelled word would be, like in UFO, Unidentified Flying Object.
Talk about this word "acronymy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acronymy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acronymy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acronymy "acronymy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acronymy.
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@misc{acronymy_2026,
title = {acronymy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acronymy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
