backronym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Blend of back and acronym

[edit] Alternative spellings

bacronym

[edit] Noun

backronym (plural backronyms)

1. 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.

[edit] Translations

• French: rétro-acronyme m.

[edit] Derived terms

• backronymic

[edit] See also

• recursive acronym