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backronyming

backronyming is the present participle and gerund of backronym.

Meaning of backronym

Verb

backronym (third-person singular simple present backronyms, present participle backronyming or (rare) backronymming, simple past and past participle backronymed or (rare) backronymmed)

  1. (intransitive) To create a backronym.

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Questions about backronyming

What is backronyming the present participle and gerund of?
Backronyming is the present participle and gerund of backronym.

Words near backronyming in the dictionary

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

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