Acrologism

/ækrəˈlɑːdʒɪzəm/ noun

A word, phrase, or literary device created by acrology; an acrostic or similar word puzzle based on initial letters.

From acrology + the noun suffix '-ism'. This term refers to both the practice of creating such wordplay and specific examples of this linguistic technique.

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