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Noun
1

The back-formation of a phrase to fit an acronym.

See Also
back formation acronym phrase backronym
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nymy thymy stymy onymy euchymy myonymy geonymy exonymy eponymy neonymy isonymy oronymy synonymy hyponymy toponymy paronymy acronymy meronymy antonymy aptonymy
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