Definitions from Wiktionary (backronym)
▸ noun: 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.
▸ verb: To create a backronym.
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▸ noun: 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.
▸ verb: To create a backronym.
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backronymy,
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recursive acronym,
acronym,
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pseudo-acronym,
macronym,
orphan initialism,
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anacronym,
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