The practice of or system for naming or designating things, especially by using acronyms or abbreviated forms.
From Greek 'akron' (peak/extremity) + '-nomy' (system of laws or knowledge), combining the idea of 'extreme' with 'naming system.'
While we don't use this word much anymore, it represents an older way of thinking about how names work—and it's fascinating that we now have an explosion of actual acronyms (NASA, COVID, WiFi) that acronomy predicted!
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