acrophonic

a·croph·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-krof-uh-nee]
- /əˈkrɒf ə ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-krof-uh-nee]
- /əˈkrɒf ə ni/

Definitions of acrophonic word

noun plural acrophonic the use of what was originally a logogram as a phonetic symbol for the initial sound of the word the logogram represented, as, in Semitic writing, the use of a picture of a shepherd's crook to represent the sound (l), the first sound of lamed, the Hebrew word for a shepherd's crook. 1
noun plural acrophonic the use of a word as the name of the alphabetical symbol representing the initial sound of that word. 1
adjective acrophonic Conforming to acrophony. 0

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Origin of acrophonic

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; acro- + -phony

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Parts of speech for Acrophonic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Acrophonic

acrophonic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

acrophonic usage trend in Literature

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