anacronym

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Synonyms: acronym, necronym, bacronym, macronym, anachrony

Antonyms: acronym, necronym, bacronym, macronym, anachrony

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Noun

1. An [[acronym#Noun|acronym]] that is usually no longer thought of [[as such]], but instead [[treat]]ed as a [[regular]] [[word]] and [[style]]d in [[lower case]] [[despite]] its [[etymological]] [[origin]].

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