acrophony

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). From acro- +‎ -phony. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɹɒfəni/ === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === acrostic