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Meaning of pseudo-acronym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

/s(j)uː.dəʊˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/

Definitions

A term that is seemingly an acronym or (broadly) an initialism but does not stand for anything.

Equivalents

한국어 유사 약어

Examples

“Near-synonyms: orphan acronym, orphan initialism”

“Pakistan-based handlers of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been using the pseudo-acronym TRF to take responsibility for the terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir aimed at maintaining "plausible deniability and evade Law Enforcement Agencies".”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

pseudo-anglicism Pseudo-Aristotle pseudo-atheism pseudo-autobiography pseudo-borrowing pseudo-chromesthesia