acrophonic

adjective

ac·​ro·​phon·​ic

¦a-krə-¦fä-nik

1

: having to do with acrophony

2

: instituted or used on the basis of acrophony

acrophonically

¦a-krə-¦fä-nə-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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