acrophony
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (acros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnē, “sound”). acro- + -phony
Noun[edit]
acrophony (plural acrophonies)
- Naming letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
Translations[edit]
word use as letter
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