English

Alternative forms

• bacronym

Noun

backronym ‎(plural backronyms)

1. A word that is either not an acronym but is taken to be one and for which a full form is invented by back-formation, or is an acronym and for which an alternative full form is invented by back-formation.

Derived terms

• backronymic

Translations

See also

• recursive acronym
• backronym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia