acrophony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.

/əˈkɹɒfəni/

acrophony acrophonies

From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). From acro- + -phony.

acrostic

acrophonic

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