Craig White wrote: > ---- > Well, I learned a new word today (Bryn's misspell easily forgiven)... > > 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'. > > Craig >
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