backronym
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/
Noun
backronym (plural backronyms)
- 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.
- 2018 March 14, Sarah Lewin, "Meet ‘Steve,’ the Aurora-Like Mystery Scientists Are Beginning to Unravel," space.com (retrieved 17 March 2018):
- [T]he phenomenon has been dubbed STEVE, a backronym that matches the name originally given by aurora watchers. (STEVE is short for "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement.")
- 2018 March 14, Sarah Lewin, "Meet ‘Steve,’ the Aurora-Like Mystery Scientists Are Beginning to Unravel," space.com (retrieved 17 March 2018):
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- recursive acronym
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