ras-syndrome

Noun

(uncountable)

(humorous) redundant acronym syndrome syndrome: the use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym or initialism in conjunction with the abbreviated form, as in PIN number.

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Coined in 2001 by New Scientist magazine.

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