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backronym noun

  /ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/
  • A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.
 rétro-acronyme
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