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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