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backronym An acronym that has been given new words for the same letters and is created when an acronym no longer stands for its original meaning. For example, DVD originally meant "digital video disc," but was later changed to "digital versatile disc." See acronym.
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No references found | A bacronym is an acronym that is formed in a backward manner: instead of an existing phrase being abbreviated to form an acronym, an existing word is chosen first as the target acronym and a phrase is devised to match it. |
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