Abbreviation Challenge
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What does the acronym ALARM stand for?

  • Air-launched Antiradiation Missile (correct)
  • Artium Magister
  • African Unity Organization
  • Arab Republic of Egypt

What does the acronym AIDS stand for?

  • Artium Magister
  • Arab League League of Arab States
  • Automated Teller Machine
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (correct)

What does the acronym AH stand for?

  • Artium Magister
  • Arab League League of Arab States
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • After Hijrah (correct)

What does the acronym AI stand for?

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What does the acronym BBC stand for?

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Study Notes

Major Abbreviations

  • ABCD: American, British, Chinese, Dutch (Powers in World War II)
  • TBD: To Be Determined (not explicitly stated in the text, but a common abbreviation)

Business and Management

  • Accelerated Business Collection and Delivery (ABCD): rapid business transactions and logistics
  • Admin: Administration or Administrative (referring to management or executives)

Calendars and Dates

  • AC: After Christ (anno Christi, referring to years in the Gregorian calendar)
  • AH: After Hijra (referring to years in the Islamic calendar)

Health and Medicine

  • AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (a chronic disease affecting the immune system)
  • ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (a type of cancer characterized by an overproduction of immature white blood cells)

Education

  • MA: Master of Arts (a postgraduate degree in the humanities or social sciences)

International Organizations

  • Amnesty International (organization focused on human rights and advocacy)
  • Arab League (a regional organization comprising 22 member states, including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates)

Military and Defense

  • SAM: Surface-to-Air Missile (a type of missile designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets)

General

  • Anti-: Prefix meaning "against" or "opposite" (used in words like "antidote" or "antagonist")
  • University: An institution of higher education and research (used in the context of the Arab League)

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Test your knowledge of major abbreviations from various fields and historical events in this quiz. From World War II powers to business and administrative acronyms, challenge yourself to match the abbreviations with their corresponding meanings.

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