like, C.I.A. stands for Central Intelligence Agency, what's it called when you abbreviate a word like that?
Thanks in advance!
2007-12-20 12:39:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
an acronym
2007-12-20 12:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by Da ref u hate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acronym
2007-12-20 12:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by mojospanker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an acronym
2007-12-20 12:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lilly Marco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the service, we called them acronyms, but it looks like initializations takes the day. Here's one I made up years ago:
Naval Intelligence Command Post Operations --(NINCOMPOOP)
2007-12-20 13:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and IBM, that are formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name. Acronyms and initialisms are usually pronounced in a way that is distinct from that of the full forms for which they stand: as the names of the individual letters (as in IBM), as a word (as in NATO), or as a combination (as in IUPAC). Another term, alphabetism, is sometimes used to describe abbreviations pronounced as the names of letters."
2007-12-20 13:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by tori b 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did they mention it's and acronym?
2007-12-20 12:46:14 · answer #6 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT an acronym. An acronym must be a word or pseudo word, like SCUBA , NATO or MADD. C.I.A., I.B.M., U.S.A. and the like are merely "initializations."
2007-12-20 12:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by picador 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
acronym
2007-12-20 12:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
acronym
2007-12-20 12:41:43 · answer #9 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋