Backronym and Retronym

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Difference between Backronym and Retronym

Backronym vs. Retronym

A backronym, or bacronym, is a constructed phrase that purports to be the source of a word that is an acronym. A retronym is a newer name for an existing thing that differentiates the original form or version from a more recent one.

Similarities between Backronym and Retronym

Backronym and Retronym have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Neologism.

Neologism

A neologism (from Greek νέο- néo-, "new" and λόγος lógos, "speech, utterance") is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been fully accepted into mainstream language.

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What Backronym and Retronym have in common
What are the similarities between Backronym and Retronym

Backronym and Retronym Comparison

Backronym has 53 relations, while Retronym has 23. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 1.32% = 1 / (53 + 23).

References

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