Acronym - Wikipedia
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WEBEtymology. The word acronym is formed from the Greek roots akro-, meaning 'height, summit, or tip', and -nym, 'name'. [unreliable source] This neoclassical compound appears to have originated in German, with attestations for the German form Akronym appearing as early as 1921.Citations in English date to a 1940 translation of a novel by the German writer Lion …
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