A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
acro+nym
Shared component: nym · name
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nym
name
Related forms: nym · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesA person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named.
epo+nym
Shared component: nym · name
A word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning.
homo+nym
Shared component: nym · name
toponymExtended relation
A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature.
topo+nym
Extended relation: nym · name