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acronymic

American  
[ak-ruh-nim-ik] / ˌæk rəˈnɪm ɪk /

adjective

  1. expressed as or being an acronym.

  2. relating to, using, or full of acronyms.


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“It stands for Stuff That Feeds Delight,” Jauregui said of the brand’s acronymic name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Like the film’s acronymic title, Barish was raised by a deaf parent, her mother, now 85.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022

Well before the present glut of studios with acronymic titles, H&dM garnered international attention in the 1990s as a relative rarity in a profession then dominated by big-name lone wolves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2018

By total coincidence, this week we present the results of our contest for limericks featuring words beginning “gl-” through “go-” — which included Jesse’s use of “GOAT” in its new, acronymic sense.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018

There is a legend that the word was originally acronymic, standing for "Card Hole Aggregate Debris", but this has all the earmarks of a backronym.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

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