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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation chemical warfare
  • abbreviation continuous wave

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  • initialism conventional wisdom
  • initialism mathematics clockwise
  • initialism calendar week
  • initialism technology continuous wave

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