"Clothes 156" by Kenneth Larot Yamat

What is the word used to describe when an Acronym becomes a regular word?

For example, a COLA is a Cost of Living Adjustment, but a Cola is just a pay increase that moves upward in tandem with the officially accepted rate of inflation. What is it called with COLA becomes Cola?

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That is the word used to describe when an Acronym becomes a regular word?

For example, a COLA is a Cost of Living Adjustment, but a Cola is just a pay increase that moves upward in tandem with the officially accepted rate of inflation. What is it called with COLA becomes Cola?

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