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Retronyms vs Backronym - What's the difference?

retronyms | backronym |

As nouns the difference between retronyms and backronym

is that retronyms is while backronym is 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.

retronyms

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    backronym

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bacronym

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    See also

    * recursive acronym * ("backronym" on Wikipedia)