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A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name WordNet 3.0

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A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name WordNet 3.0

A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word Open English WordNet

An acronym is a word or name consisting of parts of the full name's words. Wikipedia

Abbreviation made out of the first letters of the words of a sequence Wikidata

A acronym based on the initials of the distinct Words. OmegaWiki

An abbreviation that is formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name. OmegaWiki

An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux"). Wiktionary

`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization Open English WordNet

The word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus) Open English WordNet

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Committee for State Security

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weakly interacting massive particle

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