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abbreviation
acronym
(nahguam, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:49, archived)
# That means CIA *is* an acronym then
as "Centeral Intelligence Agency" is three words, CIA are the first letters of each one.
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:53, archived)
# No
An acronym is supposed to be pronounceable as if it were a word (like NATO is pronounce nay-tow). CIA is not (we pronounce it see-eye-eh?) so it's not an acronym.
(I helped save b3ta! fool_on_the_hill, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:57, archived)
# yes but
you missed the last bit of the definition.... "pronounced as a word".
(nahguam, Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:58, archived)