Acronym is an English word with synonyms like form or signifier. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Acronym meaning
- An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
- Generally such abbreviations, including those pronounced as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
Synonyms of Acronym
Acronym vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Acronym
- The main meaning on this page is: An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words. | Generally such abbreviations, including those pronounced as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT"). | An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
- Useful related words include: form, word form, signifier, descriptor.
- Possible Dutch translations are: acroniem, letterwoord.
- In the example corpus, acronym often appears in combinations such as: the acronym, acronym for, an acronym.
Context around Acronym
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acronym
- In this selection, "acronym" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, same, remembered, forced, appears, wouldn and based stand out and add context to how "acronym" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a better acronym for it and and the acronym he came. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acronym" sits close to words such as anthropology, behaved and bracing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acronym
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What will happen with the acronym PRI? (7 words)
ESG is an acronym that stands for "environment, society and governance". (11 words)
TIA is an acronym for a transient ischemic attack, a brief stroke. (12 words)
It descried a new method to calculate electron position and the acronym he came up with was C.U.M. My friend told him that acronym wouldn't work and after a few attempts to subtly explain it had a sexual context he finally had to say "C. (48 words)
The acronym Bric standing for Brazil, Russia, India and China did not initially include South Africa and was coined in 2001 by then Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill in a research paper that underlined the growth potential of the four countries. (43 words)
For lists A common mnemonic for remembering lists is to create an easily remembered acronym, or, taking each of the initial letters of the list members, create a memorable phrase in which the words with the same acronym as the material. (41 words)
What will happen with the acronym PRI? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
In case the same acronym appears, it will change the newer party’s acronym to a similar one on its electoral rolls.
It descried a new method to calculate electron position and the acronym he came up with was C.U.M. My friend told him that acronym wouldn't work and after a few attempts to subtly explain it had a sexual context he finally had to say "C.
For lists A common mnemonic for remembering lists is to create an easily remembered acronym, or, taking each of the initial letters of the list members, create a memorable phrase in which the words with the same acronym as the material.
With the publication of the Expanded Edition in 2000, the fad for acronym-based names had long since faded, and the writer and the publisher both felt that the forced acronym had become irrelevant.
According to the American Stroke Association, the acronym F.A.S.T. is the easiest way to evaluate the four most common symptoms of a stroke.
ESG is an acronym that stands for "environment, society and governance".
Going through the acronym letter-by-letter, Meta experienced a 64% drop in its stock price in 2022, the worst of the group.
It is understood that Mack Pack’s contact with Ms Truss over the years was controlled by a secret Liberal Democrat committee, the acronym for which has been withheld on grounds of taste.
It may be a myth that 'golf' is an acronym for 'Gents Only, Ladies Forbidden', yet it's still a game that conjures up clichés of businessmen doing deals on the course.
Many have speculated that "AA" stands for "African Americans," though the district has not clarified the meaning of the acronym.
The acronym Bric standing for Brazil, Russia, India and China did not initially include South Africa and was coined in 2001 by then Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill in a research paper that underlined the growth potential of the four countries.
The acronym comment was just one of Biden's flubs at the event.
The acronym, which stands for eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate, was first postulated during a game review from Computer Gaming World.
The illustrations are bleak – and seem devoid of any hope (the acronym in the title, Hamn, stands for Hollowpointlessness Aiding Mass Nihilism).
There is a better acronym for it that I’m forgetting right now.
The Z13 ACRONYM operates cool and thanks to the ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem.
TIA is an acronym for a transient ischemic attack, a brief stroke.
Vas, an acronym that stands for Different Values, as well as Formula 1 World Champion and singer Li Ronghao.
What will happen with the acronym PRI?
When you hear the acronym “NRA,” you probably think of the organization that is laser-focused on ensuring that this country never passes another common-sense gun law.
Common combinations with acronym
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the acronym 65×
- acronym for 64×
- an acronym 61×
- acronym that 13×
- french acronym 8×
- its acronym 7×
- acronym to 5×
- acronym in 5×
- spanish acronym 5×
- acronym as 4×