backronym artinya
keratabasa
/ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/
backronym in Indonesian: keratabasa. In English, backronym means 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.
Indonesian words for backronym
- word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it
- keratabasa
English meaning of backronym
- noun 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.
- noun A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.
- verb To create a backronym.
backronym in other languages
Questions about backronym in Indonesian
- What is the meaning of backronym in Indonesian?
- Backronym in Indonesian is keratabasa.
- Apa arti backronym?
- Backronym: keratabasa.
- What does backronym mean in English?
- Backronym means 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.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: backronym (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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