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单词 anacronym
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anacronymn.

Brit. /ənˈakrənɪm/, U.S. /ænˈækrəˌnɪm/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by blending. Etymons: anachronism n., acronym n.
Etymology: Probably a blend of anachronism n. and acronym n.Alternatively the first element could perhaps show an- prefix2, hence with the meaning ‘that is not an acronym’.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
An acronym or initialism for which the expanded form is not widely known.
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1963 Democrat & Chron. (Rochester, N.Y.) 6 Oct. c1/2 The circuit tester is called FACT—an anacronym for Flexible Automatic Circuit Tester—and was developed several years ago.
1983 N.Y. Times 3 July xi. 19/5 OSHA is the anacronym for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
1997 A. Gillingwater in Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 9 Mar. We want to book a holiday through a tour operator which is not a member of ABTA but instead a member of something called TTA (an anacronym for what?).
2005 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Arts section) d4 What's the U in SNFU stand for? Give up? The band's name is an anacronym for Society's No F—ing Use.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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