noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
rhymes with -ækɹənɪm
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noun
Meaning 1
An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: pseudo-acronym
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pseudo-acronym
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
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noun
Meaning 2
Any such term (defined above) or any anacronym.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.