Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orphan acronym

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: or-phan acronym
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.

noun

Any such term (defined above) or any anacronym.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: pseudo-acronym"
"One of the acronyms that we came up with was PIPS, Performance Indicators in Primary Schools, and with such a great name, we had to have a research project. So, the birth of PIPS (1992) was the result of an orphan acronym."

Inflected Forms

orphan acronyms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anacronym orphan initialism acronym

Synonyms

pseudo-acronym

Rhymes With

anachronym

Questions

What does orphan acronym mean?: An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.

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