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انگلیسی

acronym

gb/ˈækɹənɪm/ us/ˈækɹənɪm/
B2 انگلیسی
~ 9000
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
اسم B2 entity
1

abbreviation from initial letters

A short form made from the first letters of the words in a name or phrase, used instead of the full words.

الگوی کاربرد: an acronym for [full name/phrase]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners often think "acronym" means any short form. In everyday English this is usually accepted, but in careful or technical writing some people use "acronym" only for forms that are pronounced as a word (like "NATO") and prefer "initialism" for forms read letter by letter (like "FBI"). Learners may also forget to say what an acronym "stands for" when explaining it.
هم‌معنی‌ها
abbreviation (More general; includes short forms that are not made from initial letters, while "acronym" usually refers to initial-letter abbreviations.)
متضادها
full form (Refers to the complete, written-out version of a name or phrase instead of its shortened acronym.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
common acronym |well-known acronym |technical acronym |three-letter acronym |company acronym |acronym stands for
موضوع‌ها
language |education |writing |communication |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • The report is full of technical acronyms that are hard to remember.
  • Can you explain what this acronym on the form stands for?
  • Many smartphone apps are known mainly by their acronyms.
  • The charity recently changed its long name and adopted a short, catchy acronym.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • NASA is an acronym for a long name.
  • This list shows many acronyms and what they mean.
  • I do not know what this acronym stands for.
  • Our school has an acronym that is easy to say.
  • She made an acronym to help students remember the words.
اسم technical C1 entity
2

abbreviation said as a word

In careful language use, a short form made from first letters that you say as one word, not as separate letters.

اشتباه رایج:
Learners often use "acronym" for any group of capital letters, even when each letter is pronounced separately. In technical or linguistic contexts this is seen as a mistake; only forms pronounced as full words (like "NATO") are acronyms, while forms read letter by letter (like "FBI") are called initialisms.
هم‌معنی‌ها
word acronym (Less common descriptive phrase sometimes used to stress that the abbreviation is spoken as a word; emphasizes pronunciation more clearly than "acronym" alone.)
متضادها
initialism (A related but contrasting term for abbreviations where each letter is pronounced separately, like "FBI".)
ترکیب‌های رایج
true acronym |classic acronym |acronym versus initialism |pronounced as an acronym
موضوع‌ها
language |education |science |communication |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • NATO is an acronym because it is pronounced as a single word, not letter by letter.
  • Linguists distinguish between acronyms like "UNESCO" and initialisms like "BBC".
  • "Laser" began as an acronym but is now treated as an ordinary word in English.
  • In this style guide, only abbreviations pronounced as words are labeled acronyms.
  • The teacher used "scuba" as an example of an acronym that has become a common noun.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • NATO is an acronym because we say it like one word.
  • FBI is not an acronym in the strict sense, because we say each letter.
  • Some acronyms, like "scuba," become normal words over time.
  • In this class, an acronym must be said as a word.
  • The book explains the difference between an acronym and an initialism.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
acronym
IPA
GB/ˈækɹənɪm/
US/ˈækɹənɪm/
هجاها و تکیه
ac - ronym (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
صورت‌های واژه
Noun
  • Base: acronym
  • Plural: acronyms
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
acronyms noun
Core family
abbreviation noun B1
Related words
abbreviate verb initialism noun initial noun B1
Advanced or less common
acronymic adjective
عبارت‌ها

acronym soup

1
/ˈækɹənɪm sˈup/
fixed phrase informal

situation with too many acronyms

A situation, text, or talk that uses so many different acronyms that it becomes confusing.

نمونه‌ها
  • The training manual is such acronym soup that new employees can barely follow it.
  • The meeting turned into acronym soup, and half the audience got lost.
  • Modern technology articles can feel like acronym soup to non-experts.
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