acrophony
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). acro- + -phony
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɹɒfəni/
Noun
[edit]acrophony (countable and uncountable, plural acrophonies)
- The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]naming of letters so their names begin with the letter itself
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