Meaning of anacronym | Babel Free
əˈnæk.ɹə.nɪmDefinitions
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.
Examples
“When you write⟳ about using a waterproof laser pointer while scuba diving, you probably aren’t going to write⟳ about “a L.A.S.E.R. pointer for S.C.U.B.A. diving”, because the words laser and scuba are anacronyms.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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