单词 | acronymous |
释义 | acronymousadj. = acronymic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > word-formation > [adjective] > contracted or abbreviated > relating to or converted into an acronym protographic1924 acronymic1948 acronymous1955 1955 Amer. Speech 30 70 G.P. and VP take the acronymous forms of jeep and veep, respectively. 1961 Time 28 July 39/3 It is too late a day in the acronymous society to believe that Miami's ‘Come and live in Florida’ society just happens to spell CALIF. 1983 N.Y. Times Mag. May 22 46/4 In 1973, a 2,000 page report by the acronymous regional development agency, DATAR, predicted dire consequences. 1989 Spectator 21 Jan. 31/1 Outside the old town it [sc. Geneva] is the province of..any number of..acronymous organisations. 2006 Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record 18 Jan. a6/1 The PTF (which is what they preferred to be called in an acronymous sort of way). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1955 |
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