Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
acron
noun
/ˈeɪ.krən/
Definition
Acronym formed using the initial letters of a phrase or a group of words.
Examples
- The term ‘NASA’ is an acronym for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration’.
- Students often use acronyms to remember complex terms, such as ‘PEMDAS’ for ‘Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction’.
Meaning
An acronym is a type of abbreviation that is formed from the first letters of a phrase, and is pronounced as a single word.
Synonyms
- abbreviation
- initialism
