acrophony
|a-cro-pho-ny|
C2
/əˈkrɒfəni/
beginning sound
Etymology
Etymology Information
'acrophony' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'akrophōnia,' where 'akro-' meant 'top' or 'beginning' and 'phōnē' meant 'sound.'
Historical Evolution
'akrophōnia' transformed into the English word 'acrophony' through Latin influence.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'the sound at the beginning,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the naming of letters of an alphabetic writing system so that a letter's name begins with the letter itself.
In ancient scripts, acrophony was used to name letters.
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