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  • Apronym, a portmanteau of apropos and acronym.

    A word which, as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym; such as PLATO for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching" alluding to Plato, the philosopher and teacher.

    July 4, 2021