pseudo-acronym

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pseudo-acronym

/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈækɹənɪm/ UK
/ˌsudoʊˈækɹəˌnɪm/ US

Rhymes with -ækɹənɪm

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From pseudo- (prefix meaning ‘not genuine, false’) + acronym.

noun pseudo-acronyms · pseudoacronym

A term that is seemingly an acronym or (loosely) an initialism, but the letters of which do not stand for specific words. Near-synonyms: orphan acronym, orphan initialism
Similar: orphan acronym, orphan initialism

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noun term that is seemingly an acronym or initialism but the letters of which do not stand for specific words

Español	pseudoacrónimo, seudoacrónimo
한국어	유사 약어 yusa yageo
Deutsch	Pseudoakronym
Ελληνικά	ψευδοακρωνύμιο psevdoakronýmio

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@misc{pseudo_acronym_2026,
  title = {pseudo-acronym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pseudo-acronym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}