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 Translation for 'bacronym' from English to French
NOUN   a bacronym | bacronyms
ling.
rétroacronyme {m}
bacronym
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Translation for 'bacronym' from English to French

bacronym
rétroacronyme {m}ling.
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Usage Examples English
  • Jewish sources from the 14th century and on write that the Hebrew word "Elul" can be understood to be an bacronym for the phrase "Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li" – "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine", referring to one's relationship with God.
  • Later the name "Yahoo" was popularized as an bacronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle".
  • A "backronym" (or "bacronym") is a phrase that is constructed "after the fact" from a previously existing word.
  • Both the program and the individual vehicles are typically referred to by the bacronym HERO.
  • "A Druid Fellowship" is therefore a bacronym of "ADF".

  • The name Notacon became a bacronym for Northern Ohio Technological Advancement Conference; however, use of this was mostly dropped after the first year.
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