That means CIA *is* an acronym then
as 'Centeral Intelligence Agency' is three words, CIA are the first letters of each one.
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0800221155 Coldseal windows,
Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:53,
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No
An acronym is supposed to be pronounceable as if it were a word (like NATO is pronounce nay-tow). CIA is not (we pronounce it see-eye-eh?) so it's not an acronym.
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fool_on_the_hill,
Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:57,
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yes but
you missed the last bit of the definition.... "pronounced as a word".
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nahguam,
Sat 13 Aug 2005, 16:58,
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