bacronym
bacronym is the alternative spelling of backronym.
Meaning of backronym
Noun
backronym (plural backronyms)
- A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.
- [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”, in space.com, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2019, retrieved 17 Mar 2018
- A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.
Forms of bacronym
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bacronyms |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bacronyms |
| present participle | bacronyming |
| past participle | bacronymed |
| past | bacronymed |
| present participle (rare) | bacronymming |
| past participle (rare) | bacronymmed |
| past (rare) | bacronymmed |
Questions about bacronym
- What is bacronym the alternative spelling of?
- Bacronym is the alternative spelling of backronym.
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