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RAS syndrome

RAS syndrome noun: redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation.

Noun

RAS syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) Redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation.

Origin of RAS syndrome

Coined by science magazine New Scientist in 2001.

Questions about RAS syndrome

What does RAS syndrome mean?
RAS syndrome means redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation.
What part of speech is RAS syndrome?
RAS syndrome is a noun.

Words near RAS syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ras Dejen
  2. ras el hanout
  3. Ras Hafun
  4. ras malai
  5. Ras Shamra
  6. RAS syndrome
  7. Ras Tanura
  8. rasa
  9. rasabox
  10. rasaboxes
  11. rasagiline

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