Word of the Day: Acrological

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WORD OF THE DAY
 
Acrological
AK-rə-LAH-dji-kəl
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: French, early 19th century
 
1
Relating to or based on initial letters or sounds.
 
 
 
Examples of Acrological in a sentence
 
"My daughter wrote an acrological poem of the word 'Mother' for my wife's birthday."
 
"The ordering isn't alphabetical, but it is acrological."
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