Acronym and Symbol

Acronym

Acronym noun - A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name.
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Synonyms for Acronym

Symbol and acronym are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Symbol" instead a noun "Acronym".

Symbol

Symbol noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.
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Synonyms for Symbol

Acronym and symbol are semantically related. You can use "Acronym" instead a noun "Symbol".

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  • Conspiracy Placement The "Jesus fish" symbol commonly found on cars was originally used by early Christian congregations (we're talking thousands of years ago here.) The Greek word for "fish", "ihthis", happens to form the acronym Iesous Hristos, Theou Ios, Sotir = Jesus Christ, God's son, savior.
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