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three-letter agencies

three-letter agencies is the plural of three-letter agency.

Meaning of three-letter agency

Noun

three-letter agency (plural three-letter agencies)

  1. (US, humorous) Any intelligence agency of the United States federal government.
  2. (US, broadly, humorous) Any intelligence agency, regardless of nationality or allegiance.

Questions about three-letter agencies

What is three-letter agencies the plural of?
Three-letter agencies is the plural of three-letter agency.

Words near three-letter agencies in the dictionary

  1. three-legged mare
  2. three-legged mares
  3. three-legged race
  4. three-legged races
  5. three-leggeds
  6. three-letter agencies
  7. three-letter agency
  8. three-line whip
  9. three-line whips
  10. three-lips
  11. three-martini lunch

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