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backronymic

backronymic adjective: relating to, or having the form of, a backronym.

Adjective

backronymic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Relating to, or having the form of, a backronym.

Origin of backronymic

From backronym + -ic.

Questions about backronymic

What does backronymic mean?
Backronymic means relating to, or having the form of, a backronym.
What part of speech is backronymic?
Backronymic is an adjective.

Words near backronymic in the dictionary

  1. backrolled
  2. backrolling
  3. backrolls
  4. backronym
  5. backronymed
  6. backronymic
  7. backronyming
  8. backronymmed
  9. backronymming
  10. backronyms
  11. backronymy

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