Nonacrophonic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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