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Backronym
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English
Etymology
Noun
backronym (plural backronyms)
Alternative spellings
bacronym
- A word that is either not an acronym but is taken to be one and for which a full form is invented by back-formation, or is an acronym and for which an alternative full form is invented by back-formation.
Translations
- French: rétro-acronyme m
Derived terms
- backronymic
See also
- recursive acronym
- apronym
- Wikipedia article on backronyms
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