acronymingn.

Brit.

/ˈakrənɪmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈækrəˌnɪmɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acronym n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < acronym n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later acronym v.

The making or use of acronyms.

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1947 Word Study May 6/2 Some new forms combine the initial syllables (resembling blends) instead of initial letters, as in the case of Amvets (American Veterans' Association)..but they still are in the spirit of acronyming.

1947 Word Study May 7/2 There has definitely been a speed-up in ‘acronyming’.

1966 Science 13 May 879/3 I suspect that most cases of ‘acronyming’ can be explained as efforts to conform to Zipf's law without changing meaning at the same time.

1989 P. Fussell Wartime xvii. 259 With all this acronyming, blunders were bound to occur, and because of insufficient attentiveness or research, some official acronyms had to be hastily withdrawn.

2010 D. A. Wagner in M. H. Bornstein Handbk. Cultural Developmental Sci. viii. 162 Texting and ‘acronyming’ (‘Be right back’ as BRB) on cell phones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acronyming
释义	acronymingn. Brit. /ˈakrənɪmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌnɪmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acronym n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < acronym n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later acronym v. The making or use of acronyms. ΚΠ 1947 Word Study May 6/2 Some new forms combine the initial syllables (resembling blends) instead of initial letters, as in the case of Amvets (American Veterans' Association)..but they still are in the spirit of acronyming. 1947 Word Study May 7/2 There has definitely been a speed-up in ‘acronyming’. 1966 Science 13 May 879/3 I suspect that most cases of ‘acronyming’ can be explained as efforts to conform to Zipf's law without changing meaning at the same time. 1989 P. Fussell Wartime xvii. 259 With all this acronyming, blunders were bound to occur, and because of insufficient attentiveness or research, some official acronyms had to be hastily withdrawn. 2010 D. A. Wagner in M. H. Bornstein Handbk. Cultural Developmental Sci. viii. 162 Texting and ‘acronyming’ (‘Be right back’ as BRB) on cell phones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1947
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