anacronym
anacronym · anacronyms
An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a…An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin.
/əˈnæk.ɹə.nɪm/
Значення
значень: 1An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin.
Походження
Perhaps blend of anachronism + acronym but perhaps an- + acronym, in either case indicatinPerhaps blend of anachronism + acronym but perhaps an- + acronym, in either case indicating an acronymic word that has lost much of its acronymic identity because people usually no longer focus on the etymonic origin when using the word.
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Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Пов’язаніbackronym
Похідніanacronymic