rétro-acronyme

French

Etymology

From rétro- +‎ acronyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tʁo.a.kʁɔ.nim/

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Noun

rétro-acronyme m (plural rétro-acronymes)

1. (lexicography) backronym (word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it)