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Meaning of word acronym from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

acronym noun

Meaning : A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word.

Example : `NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus).

Synonyms : initialism

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assertion (noun)
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).

pheochromocytoma (noun)
A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland. Hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension.

mark (noun)
A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).

millet (noun)
Any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

efficacious (adjective)
Marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

bunch (noun)
A grouping of a number of similar things.

facelift (noun)
Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face. An incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.