RAS syndrome

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RAS syndrome

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Coined by science magazine New Scientist in 2001.

noun

humorous, uncountable Redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation.

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"RAS syndrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ras%20syndrome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"RAS syndrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ras%20syndrome.

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@misc{ras_syndrome_2026,
  title = {RAS syndrome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ras%20syndrome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}