YourDictionary

acronym

An acronym is a word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase or title. (noun)

NASA, FBI and CIA are each an example of an acronym.

YourDictionary Definitions. Copyright © 2012 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See acronym in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See acronym in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Learn more about acronym

Related Articles

link/cite print suggestion box