acronym
/ˈækrənɪm/noun
उच्चारण ऐक्रनिम
आद्याक्षरी शब्द, पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द
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a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something, pronounced as a word
आद्याक्षरी शब्द, पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द
- NASA and UNESCO are acronyms.
- ISRO is the acronym for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- UNICEF is an acronym that most people know.
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- Make an acronym from the first letters of the planets to remember them.
- The acronym PIN stands for personal identification number.
?Which word?
Compare abbreviation (any shortened form).
Abbreviation कोई भी छोटा रूप है।
§Grammar and usage
Strictly, an acronym is pronounced as a word (NASA, ISRO); an initialism is said letter by letter (SSC, BBC).
सख्ती से, acronym को एक शब्द की तरह बोला जाता है (NASA, ISRO); initialism को अक्षर-अक्षर बोलते हैं (SSC, BBC)।
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One-word substitution
A word formed from the initial letters of other words.
'अन्य शब्दों के पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।