Nonacrophonic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not acrophonic; having a name whose initial sound differs from the sound it represents. not-comparable
"Children may have more to gain from acrophonic first letters than from nonacrophonic letters since it is easier to recognize /b/ in 'bear' than /es/ in 'stone.'"
Example
More examples"Children may have more to gain from acrophonic first letters than from nonacrophonic letters since it is easier to recognize /b/ in 'bear' than /es/ in 'stone.'"
Etymology
From non- + acrophonic.
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