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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An acronym in which a word (often the first) of the phrase represented by the acronym is the acronym itself.

Equivalents

Español acrónimo recursivo
Français acronyme récursif
Nederlands recursief acroniem

Examples

“I used the odd variable name⟳ “tato”, mentioning that it is a recursive acronym standing for “tato (and tato only)”. Using this fact you can expand⟳ “tato” any number⟳ of times.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

recursive compound word recursive definition recursive descent recursive function recursive neural network Recursively

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