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backronym
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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.

(jargon)backronym - (Backward acronym) A word which has been turned into an acronym by inventing an expansion, rather than the other way around. E.g. "ping".
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Fateh, literally meaning "victory" or "conquest," is also a reverse acronym of Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini, Palestinian National Liberation Movement.
Secular and religious: ELCJHL contributions to Palestinian nationalism by Smith, Robert O. / Currents in Theology and Mission
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