English words for 'Synonym of backronym.'
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noun
- Synonym of backronym.
- A term which is used in an anachronistic way, by referring to something in a way that is appropriate only for a former or later time. A type of misnomer. Misnomers are not necessarily incorrect; for example, chalk for a chalkboard is normatively called chalk despite it not being made of chalk.
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noun
- Synonym of backronym.
- A term which is used in an anachronistic way, by referring to something in a way that is appropriate only for a former or later time. A type of misnomer. Misnomers are not necessarily incorrect; for example, chalk for a chalkboard is normatively called chalk despite it not being made of chalk.