orphan initialism

短语

词形变化

orphan initialisms 复数 orphan initialisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An existing initialism which has been redefined as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.

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词源

From orphan + initialism. Coined by Dan Puckett in the stylebook of the St. Petersburg Times in mid 2015.

来源：wiktionary