- ac·ro·nym
- /ˈækrəˌnım/ noun, pl -nyms [count]: a word formed from the first letters of each one of the words in a phrase
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is known by the acronym “NATO.”
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Nym — or Nym may refer to: New York Mets New York Magic, an American women’s soccer team IATA code for Nadym Airport Pseudonym, especially in the context of Internet pseudonyms Nym server, a pseudonym server which provides untraceable email addresses… … Wikipedia
nym|phae|a|ceous — «NIHM fee AY shuhs», adjective. belonging to the water lily family of aquatic plants … Useful english dictionary
nym|pha|lid — «NIHM fuh lihd», noun, adjective. –n. any one of family of butterflies having the forelegs much reduced, including the admiral, mourning cloak, viceroy, and buckeye; brush footed butterfly. –adj. of or belonging to this family. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
nym|phal — «NIHM fuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a nymph or nymphs … Useful english dictionary
nym|pha — «NIHM fuh», noun, plural phae « fee». 1. Anatomy. either of the labia minora. 2. = nymph. (Cf. ↑nymph) ╂[< New Latin nympha < Greek nýmphē the clitoris, probably as “source of water,” transferred meaning from river goddess, nymph] … Useful english dictionary
nym|phe|an — «nihm FEE uhn», adjective. = nymphal. (Cf. ↑nymphal) … Useful english dictionary
nym|phet — «nihm FEHT, NIHM fiht», noun. a young girl, especially one in her teens, who attracts older men: »The novel [“Lolita”] by Vladimir Nabokov is about a man who has a passion for…nymphets (Manchester Guardian) … Useful english dictionary
nym|phic — «NIHM fihk», adjective. = nymphal. (Cf. ↑nymphal) … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|lep|sy — «NIHM fuh LEHP see», noun. 1. a state of rapture supposed to be inspired in men by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, especially that inspired by something unattainable. ╂[< Greek nymphólēptos one bewitched by a nymph < nýmphē nymph + lēptos,… … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|lep|tic — «NIHM fuh LEHP tihk», adjective. 1. of or belonging to nympholepsy. 2. possessed by nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied … Useful english dictionary
nym|pho|ma|ni|a|cal — «NIHM fuh muh NY uh kuhl», adjective. 1. characterized by nymphomania. 2. affected with nymphomania … Useful english dictionary
