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acrophony

ac·rop·hony

UK/əˈkɹɒfəni/ uncommon

noun

1.

naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter

Origin

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

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