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Meaning of backronym

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

backronym

Pronunciation:/ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/

noun

Definitions

  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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To create a backronym.