rétro-acronyme

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word rétro-acronyme. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word rétro-acronyme, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say rétro-acronyme in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word rétro-acronyme you have here. The definition of the word rétro-acronyme will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrétro-acronyme, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

From rétro- +‎ acronyme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.tʁo.a.kʁɔ.nim/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rétro-acronyme m (plural rétro-acronymes)

  1. (lexicography) backronym (word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it)