pseudo-acronym

== English == === Etymology === From pseudo- (prefix meaning ‘not genuine, false’) + acronym. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈækɹənɪm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsudoʊˈækɹəˌnɪm/ Rhymes: -ækɹənɪm Hyphenation: pseu‧do-ac‧ro‧nym === Noun === pseudo-acronym (plural pseudo-acronyms) (linguistics) A term that is seemingly an acronym or (loosely) an initialism, but the letters of which do not stand for specific words. Coordinate terms: acronym; anacronym, backronym Near-synonyms: orphan acronym, orphan initialism ==== Alternative forms ==== pseudoacronym ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === acronym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === See also === Category:English pseudo-acronyms