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Acronym

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Word	Definition
symbolnoun	A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
abbreviationnoun	(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
letternoun	A symbol in an alphabet.
legendnoun	A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
logonoun	A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
termnoun	That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
shortcutnoun	A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
stampnoun	A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
abbreviationsnoun	(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
initialismnoun	(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
anacronymnoun	An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin.
acronymynoun	The use of acronyms.
pseudo-acronymnoun	(linguistics) A term that is seemingly an acronym or (broadly) an initialism but does not stand for anything.
alphabetismnoun	(uncountable) The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
abbreviaturenoun	A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
initialsnoun	An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram
acronymingnoun	The action of turning into an acronym.
apronymnoun	An acronym or backronym that spells out another word or phrase relating to the meaning of the phrase that it abbreviates.
netcronymnoun	(Internet, informal, rare) An acronym or initialism used on the Internet, such as LOL for "laugh out loud".
lasernoun	A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.