Humanities
Word curio icon

Word Curio

October 16, 2023

Word of the Day: Acronym

2 CQ

Word of the Day
: October 16, 2023

\AK-ruh-nim\ noun

What It Means

An acronym is a word formed from the first letter or letters of each one of the words in a phrase.

// They came up with the perfect acronym, WORDS, as a name for their spelling team by using the first letters of each of their names: William, Owen, Rosie, Diana, and Sam.

See the entry >

acronym in Context

All Merriam-Webster content is available at www.merriam-webster.com

  • Recommended Recommended
  • History & In Progress History
  • Browse Library
  • Most Popular Library

Get Personalized Recommendations

Let us help you figure out what to learn! By taking a short interview you’ll be able to specify your learning interests and goals, so we can recommend the perfect courses and lessons to try next.

Start Interview

You don't have any lessons in your history.
Just find something that looks interesting and start learning!

Comments
500 characters max