Abbreviations and acronyms
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. For example, the word "Doctor" is generally abbreviated as "Dr." "Road" is generally abbreviated as "Rd."
An acronym is a special type of abbreviation. It's made by taking the first letters of each word in a phrase, and creating a new word from those letters. We generally pronounce it as a new word. For example, "NASA" is an acronym for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
An acronym is a special type of abbreviation. It's made by taking the first letters of each word in a phrase, and creating a new word from those letters. We generally pronounce it as a new word. For example, "NASA" is an acronym for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
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