What are the word records for acronym that has become an uncapitalized word?
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What are the word records for acronym that has become an uncapitalized word? (Etymology / Acronyms, anagrams, portmanteaus [17-210,23-19,37]) [ Editor: question framed by the editor from the headings of the Taxonomy of Wordplay. ]
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[ Editor: from the Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com, retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Classes (common, uncommon, hyphenated words, phrases), scores, ties (-t) and the source codes in brackets are explained in language/english/word.records.introduction. ] e.g., SCUBA = Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus -- Taxonomy of Wordplay, www.questrel.com