backronym

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/

Noun

backronym (plural backronyms)

1. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.

Translations

• French: rétro-acronyme
• German: Backronym
• Spanish: retroacrónimo

Verb

backronym (backronyms, present participle backronyming; simple past and past participle backronymed)

1. To create a backronym.

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