NOUN: "a word...formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a word...formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUCCESSIVE (adjective)
1. in regular succession without gaps
COMPOUND (verb)
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
2. put or add together
COMPOUND (noun)
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
2. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
COMPOUND (adjective)
1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
2. composed of more than one part

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12. VERB: "to ask earnestly for"

13. ABBREVIATION: "[a major sports organization]"

15. Gymnastics cover

17. "Come Dancing" band, with "the"

19. Feeling it after work, maybe

21. Largest continent with the shortest name

22. Actions before surgery

24. ___ Park (where the Pittsburgh Pirates play)

25. ADJECTIVE: "of or relating to the eye"

27. ABBREVIATION: "[made bigger, as a photograph]"

28. Golden Globe e.g.

31. Big Apple sch

32. INTERJECTION: "used to express astonishment or admiration especially in response to something sudden or speedy"

33. Executive Branch org.

34. ____ a sudden (without warning)

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1. Game where you may be "it"

2. "How ___ we feeling today?"

3. IDIOM: "said to indicate that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that the speaker has had"

4. NOUN: "a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest"

5. NOUN: "a small structure with one or more open sides that is used to vend merchandise"

6. NOUN: "the spreading of...developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city"

7. NOUN: "the immature fruit of the cucumber especially when used for pickling"

8. VERB: "to take in excess of one's due"

14. NOUN: "independent government [organization] in the executive branch charged with carrying out...operations in support of national security"

15. NOUN: "a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area"

18. NOUN: "a pouch within an animal or plant often containing a fluid"

20. PRONOUN: "the one or ones being addressed "

23. NOUN: "an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops"

26. Unaccounted for

27. Record producer Brian

29. "___ 2" (2014 animated sequel)

30. ABBREVIATION: "a statement of the meaning of a word"

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