Assertion: acronym | /r/HasProperty | abbreviation
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Acronyms are abbreviations formed from the initial letters of an expanded phrase and usually do not include periods: PR for public relations, CEO for chief executive officer, and BTW for by the way.
text: Both acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, but there is a key difference between the two, at least at present.
text: Acronyms, of course, are abbreviations where the abbreviation is formed from letters of other words (usually the first letter of each word, though not always).
text: Acronyms are abbreviations formed, usually, from the initial letters of words in a phrase.
text: Acronyms, like DNA, SAT, or NATO, which are abbreviations that are formed from the first letters of a series of words, are written in all capitals.
text: Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term.
text: An acronym is an abbreviation that forms a word.
text: An acronym is simply an abbreviation which can form a pronounceable word.