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- [1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
backronym n. portmanteau of back + acronym a word interpreted as an
acronym that was not originally so intended. this is a special case of
what linguists call `back formation'. examples are given under basic,
recursive acronym cygnus, acme, and mung. discovering backronyms
is a common form of wordplay among hackers. compare retcon.
see also:
basic recursive acronym acme mung retcon
Results 1 - 10 of 18 found about backronym: Backronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
...A backronym is the phenomenon that the short word exists first and is ... A pure backronym occurs when a sequence of letters is commonly ... ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym, score=100, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 11:08 am Backronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
...A backronym is the phenomenon that the short word exists first and is ... A pure backronym occurs when a sequence of letters is commonly ... ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/backronym, score=71, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 9:59 pm Backronym - netlexikon
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http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=acronym, score=50, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:20 am backronym in TutorGig Encyclopedia
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...Wikipedia information about backronym. This article is licensed under ... backronym. [portmanteau of back + acronym] A word interpreted as an ... ..
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http://www.science.uva.nl/~mes/jargon/b/backronym.html, score=47, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 9:44 pm Backronym
...Backronym A backronym is a word interpreted as an acronym that was not ... Backronym. This article is licensed under the GNU Free ... ..
http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Backronym.html, score=47, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 1:12 am Backronym
...Backronym. A backronym is a word interpreted as an acronym that was ... "Backronym" is a portmanteau of back. and acronym. . Discovering ... ..
http://www.wikiverse.org/backronym, score=47, date indexed=November 26, 2005, 7:16 pm Encyclopedia: Backronym
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