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orphan acronyms

orphan acronyms is the plural of orphan acronym.

Meaning of orphan acronym

Noun

orphan acronym (plural orphan acronyms)

  1. An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
    • Near-synonym: pseudo-acronym
    Synonyms:
    pseudo-acronym
  2. (broadly) Any such term (defined above) or any anacronym.

Questions about orphan acronyms

What is orphan acronyms the plural of?
Orphan acronyms is the plural of orphan acronym.

Words near orphan acronyms in the dictionary

  1. orpedly
  2. orpeko
  3. orphaline
  4. orphan
  5. orphan acronym
  6. orphan acronyms
  7. orphan asylum
  8. orphan asylums
  9. orphan crushing machine
  10. orphan crushing machines
  11. orphan disease

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