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A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. The word is a portmanteau of ''back'' and ''acronym''. A normal acronym is a word derived from the initial letter(s) of the words of a phrase, such as ''radar'' from "radio detection and ranging". By contrast, a backronym is "an acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words, either to create a memorable name or as a fanciful explanation of a word's origin". Many fictional espionage organizations are backronyms, such as SPECTRE (special executive for counterintelligence, terrorism, revenge and extortion) from the ''James Bond'' franchise. For example, the Amber Alert missing-child program was named after Amber Hagerman, a nine-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered in 1996. Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Colbert may refer to: People * Colbert (name), list of people with the name "Colbert". It most often refers to: ** Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar-winning French-American actress ** Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), a Controller-General of Finances under the French king Louis XIV ** Stephen Colbert ( 1964), an American satirist and host of ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' Places * Colbert County, Alabama, United States *Colbert, Georgia, United States * Colbert, Oklahoma, United States *Colbert, Washington, United States * Colbert's Ferry, a historic Red River crossing on the National Register of Historic Places, United States *Colbert Mountains, located on Alexander Island, Antarctica * Mount Colbert, an Antarctic mountain in the Ross Dependency *Colbert Hills Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public golf course located in Manhattan, Kansas. Utilizing the natural ecosystem of the surrounding Flint Hills, it is a Links (golf), links-style course with few tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
