Etymology

anacronym

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Today it means: An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin. Full definition →

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Perhaps blend of anachronism + acronym but perhaps an- + acronym, in either case indicating an acronymic word that has lost much of its acronymic identity because people usually no longer focus on the etymonic origin when using the word.

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