Backronym

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

Blend of back and acronym

Noun

backronym (plural backronyms)

Alternative spellings

bacronym

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.

Translations

• French: rétro-acronyme m

Derived terms

• backronymic

See also

• recursive acronym
• apronym
• Wikipedia article on backronyms