retronym in English
noun
1
a new term created from an existing word in order to distinguish it from the meaning that has emerged through progress or technological development (e.g., cloth diaper is a retronym necessitated by the fact that diaper now more commonly refers to a disposable diaper).
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1. A Backronym, bacronym, or retronym, is an acronym where the words represented by the individual letters are chosen after the fact to justify the shortened version
2. While all music was once Acoustic, the retronym "Acoustic music" appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the electric guitar, electric violin, electric organ and synthesizer