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	across-the-board

	acrostic

	ACRS

	acrylamide

	acrylate

	acrylate resin

	acrylic

	acrylic acid

	acrylic resin

	acrylonitrile

	ACT

	act

	act of contrition

	act of faith

	act of God

	Act of Union

	act on

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acronym

ac·ro·nym [ ákrə nìm ] (plural ac·ro·nyms)

noun

Definition:

word formed from initials: a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words, e.g. "NATO," from the initial letters of "North Atlantic Treaty Organization"

[Mid-20th century <acro- + -nym< Greek onuma "name," after synonym etc]

ac·ro·nym·ic [ àkrə nímmik ] adjective

a·cron·y·mous [ ə krónnəməss ] adjective

Word Usage


	See abbreviation.