Backronym

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also

English

Etymology

Blend of back and acronym

Alternative spellings

bacronym

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.

Translations

• French: rétro-acronyme m

Derived terms

• backronymic

See also

• recursive acronym
• apronym