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		An apronym is an acronym or backronym which is also a real word - or a homophone for a real word - meaning something relevant to the expanded term it stands for.
		The word "apronym" comes from a portmanteau of "apropos acronym" and/or "appropriate acronym" and was coined on the Acronyms Forum in 2003.
		Most apronyms are backronyms (reverse or back-formed acronyms) in the sense that they are created from a existing word (or a homophone for one).
	www.datamass.net /ap/apronym.html (502 words)

	Apronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In linguistics, an apronym is a word, which as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym.
		Apronyms are a form of word play and may be created for serious purposes or for amusement.
		The word "apronym" is a portmanteau of "apropos acronym" and/or "appropriate acronym" and was coined on the Acronyms Forum in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apronym (986 words)

	Apronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An apronym is an acronym which means something appropriate to what it stands for.
		An apronym is a lot like a backronym; indeed, a backronym could be described as an ex post facto apronym.
		Apronyms (backronyms included) can be made from any word, as a form of wordplay.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Apronym (200 words)

	Apronym: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An apronym is an acronym (acronym: A word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name) or backronym (backronym: a backronym or bacronym is a reverse acronym, that is, the words of the expanded...
		The word "apronym" comes from a portmanteau (portmanteau: A large travelling bag made of stiff leather) of "apropos acronym" and/or "appropriate acronym" and was coined on the Acronyms Forum in 2003.
		Apronyms are a form of word play (word play: Playing on words or speech sounds) and may be created for serious purposes or for amusement.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/apronym (1036 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Apronym"
		Apronyms are a form of word play and may be created for serious purposes or for amusement.
		The word "apronym" is a portmanteau of " acronym" and/or " acronym" and was coined on the Acronyms Forum in 2003.
		Another example of a non-English-language apronym is HAMAS, which is the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah, and Arabic for "Islamic Resistance Movement"; "hamas" is the Arabic word for "zeal".
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=apronym (1068 words)

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		Apronyms: Apt Phrases, Redolent Of Novel Yet Meaningful Sense.
		"An apronym is a special kind of acronym where the initials spell out a word or phrase relevant to the expanded version".
		This in contrast to you run-of the-mill acronyms.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/27366 (401 words)

	Apronym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An apronym is a word, which as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym.
		The word "apronym" is a portmanteau of "apropos acronym" and/or "appropriate acronym" and was coined on the Acronyms Forum in 2003.
		An example of a foreign-language apronym is HAMAS, which is the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah, and Arabic for "Islamic Resistance Movement"; "hamas" is the Arabic word for Zeal.
	apronym.mindbit.com (622 words)

	Apronym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		apronym je zkratka který znamená něco vhodný k čemu to kandiduje na.
		Apronym je velmi jako backronym; opravdu, backronym mohl být popisován jako minulý facto apronym.
		Apronyms (backronyms zahrnutý) moci být vyrobený z nějakého slova jak formy wordplay.
	wikipedia.infostar.cz /a/ap/apronym.html (150 words)

	What is an Apronym? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Usually, an apronym starts from a word or phrase, and somebody 'expands' that by working out a phrase which the original word/phrase can stand for.
		'Apronym' was coined on the Acronyms Forums in response to a request for a word for such 'meaningful acronyms'.
		'Apronym' was first used in this paper presented at the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Institute of Criminology Conference on Evaluation in Crime and Justice: Trends and Methods, Canberra, 25 March 2003.
	apronyms.com /apronyms.html (308 words)

	Talk:Backronym - TheBestLinks.com - Acronym, BASIC, DVD, India, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The entry on apronym seems to describe the latter style, where the acronym was created first (as in USA PATRIOT) and the words that it would stand for were chosen second.
		Apronyms are common for proper nouns of organizations, laws, etc. They are (as demonstrated at the one website, where I must disclaim I have some contributions) also relatively common as a form of wordplay.
		More generally, the problem is that the humourous apronyms on the website are of course also backronyms (since they are taking existing terms and turning them into acronyms); and, indeed, most backronyms are also apronyms (since if it's not an appropriate expansion of the term, in what sense can it have the same meaning?).
	www.thebestlinks.com /Talk__3A__Backronym.html (2619 words)

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		Apronyms can be browsed in their alphabetic listings, category listings, or through the very flexible search facility.
		For the uninitialised, an apronym is an a propos acronym...
		Apronyms are a popular form of word play and can also be used as mnemonics.
	hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu /HyperArchive/Abstracts/game/word/apronyms-092.hqx.txt (285 words)

	Apronym: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An apronym is an acronym (A word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name)
		In such cases usually the apronym and its expanded term are chosen together for their aptness to the thing being named, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		One example of a foreign-language apronym is HAMAS (A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Is)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/apronym (1850 words)

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		Since the phrase indirectly refers to the word itself, it is also apronymic.
		Many backronyms are apronyms, that is, the word itself is relevant to its associated phrase.
		Backronyms are typically constructed for educational purposes, to form mnemonics so that the word or initialism is easier to remember.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=backronym (2156 words)

	Acronyms: Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The more we know, the more apronyms we'll be able to think of, and the more apt the apronyms will be.
		Even if you can only manage half the apronym, somebody else might be able to finish it.
		If you tell us the eventual name for whatever the item is (even if it's not an apronym) that makes it a lot easier to choose a name for the category.
	www.www.co.nz /cgi/forums/show.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&show=1125698460 (469 words)

	Apronyms 0.92 - MacUpdate
		Apronyms allows you to view the apronyms from the Apronyms web site (http://apronyms.com) without using the internet.
		You can also add your own apronyms and either keep them for your own personal enjoyment or submit them to be added to the web site.
		If you want to share an apronym or list of apronyms with a friend, you can export apronyms to a text file.
	www.macupdate.com /info.php/id/13881 (93 words)

	Nominative determinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It refers to amusing instances where people's names coincidentally reflect some aspect of their jobs, professions or lives.
		Synomyns include aptronym, apronym, aptonym, jobonymns, namephreaks, onomastic determinism, Perfect Fit Last Names (PFLNs), psychonymics, and classically nomen omen or onoma ornis.
		Bunn the baker" is ND but real examples are more highly prized, the more obscure the better.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nominative_Determinism (268 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: TECO
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form.
		It has been suggested that Apocopation be merged into this article or section.
		Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/TECO (907 words)

	Soft-FREE-ware Download Freeware Apronyms 0.92 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Apronyms is Free program for Mac OS X developed by Apronyms.com
		Apronyms allows you to aspect the apronyms from the Apronyms entanglement plat (http://apronyms.com) without using the internet.
		You can also add your own apronyms and either keep them for your own bodily enjoyment or accept them to be added to the entanglement plat.
	www.soft-free-ware.com /education/language/apronyms.html (149 words)

	Download Apronyms 0.92 software - Softlookup Downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Apronyms allows you to view the apronyms from the Apronyms web site (http://apronyms.com) without using the internet.
		You can also add your own apronyms and either keep them for your own personal enjoyment or submit them to be added to the web site.
		If you want to share an apronym or list of apronyms with a friend, you can export apronyms to a text file.
	www.softlookup.com /download.asp?ID=55964 (220 words)

	Soft-ALL-ware Download Apronyms 0.92 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Apronyms allows you to prospect the apronyms from the Apronyms network place (http://apronyms.com) without using the internet.
		You can also add your own apronyms and either keep them for your own actual enjoyment or enter them to be added to the network place.
		If you want to apportionment an apronym or list of apronyms with a partner, you can export apronyms to a section file.
	www.soft-all-ware.com /education/language/apronyms.html (149 words)

	sociology - Backronym
		Generally these backronyms are apronyms, as the word used as the backronym is relevant to the expanded term it stands for.
		The relevance may be either serious or ironic.
		Many jocular (and often also derogatory) apronyms are created as a form of wordplay.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Backronym (196 words)

	Acronyms: Forums
		A few pages don't work right now (like the tour of recent apronyms, the link to these forums, and some other URLs which technically don't exist but have worked nonetheless) but I'll figure that out after I've had some sleep.
		In the mean time, try submitting the same expansion twice, or submitting one which is already on the site, or making the common mistake of searching for an apronym with fullstops between the letters.
		Notice also that search results and random apronyms now link to apronymist apronym lists like the other pages do.
	www.co.nz /cgi/forums/show.cgi?id=acronyms&user=&session=&show=1076585294 (220 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		An apronym is a lot like a backronym; indeed, a backronym could be described as an ex post facto apronym.
		Apronyms (backronyms included) can be made from any word, as a form of wordplay.
		A large list of apronyms may be found at apronyms.com (http://apronyms.com)
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Apronym (219 words)

	Signatures from AproNym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An apronym is an acronym which means something appropriate to what it stands for.
		While backronyms are made from a word or acronym after the fact (e.g.
		BASIC), an apronym's expansion is the original intended expansion.
	c2.com /cgi/wikiSig?AproNym (97 words)

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