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three letter agency

three letter agency is the alternative form 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.

Forms of three letter agency

pluralthree letter agencies

Questions about three letter agency

What is three letter agency the alternative form of?
Three letter agency is the alternative form of three-letter agency.

Words near three letter agency in the dictionary

  1. three kings' cakes
  2. Three Kings' Day
  3. three L
  4. Three Laws of Robotics
  5. three letter agencies
  6. three letter agency
  7. Three Lions
  8. three Ls
  9. three marks of existence
  10. Three Mile Island
  11. Three Musketeer

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