Definition
Relating to acrology; involving wordplay based on the initial letters of words or lines.
Etymology
From acrology (Greek 'akron' peak + '-logia' study of) + the suffix '-ic'. The term describes linguistic puzzles and devices that work with word beginnings.
Kelly Says
Acrostics and acronyms are the modern version of this ancient wordplay game—your social media handles use the same principle that delighted Greek scholars 2,000 years ago!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክሮሎጂክ
ak-ro-loh-jik
ARالعربية
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
BGБългарски
акрологически
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্রোলজিক
ak-ro-loh-jik
CACatalà
acrologic
ak-ro-loh-jik
CSČeština
acrologický
ak-ro-loh-gi-cky
DADansk
acrologisk
ak-ro-loh-gisk
DEDeutsch
Acrologik
ak-roh-loh-gik
ELΕλληνικά
ακρολογικός
ak-ro-loh-gos
ESEspañol
acrología
ak-roh-loh-gee-ah
FAفارسی
اکرولوژیک
ak-ro-lo-zheek
FISuomi
acrologinen
ak-ro-loh-ge-nen
FRFrançais
acrologique
ak-roh-loh-jeh-k
GUGU
અક્રોલોજિક
ak-ro-loh-jik
HAHA
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
HEעברית
אקרולוגית
ak-ro-loh-git
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोलॉजिक
ak-ro-loh-jik
HUMagyar
acrologikus
ak-ro-loh-goo-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
IGIG
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
ITItaliano
acrologico
ak-roh-loh-gee-ko
JA日本語
アクロロジック
akurolojikku
KKKK
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
KMKM
អក្រូរឡូជិក
ak-ro-loh-jik
MRMR
अक्रोलॉजिक
ak-ro-loh-jik
MSBahasa Melayu
acrologic
ak-ro-loh-jik
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုလောဂိတ်
a-kʰro-loh-gwet
NLNederlands
acrologisch
ak-roh-loh-gisch
NONorsk
acrologisk
ak-ro-loh-gisk
PAPA
ਅਕ੍ਰੋਲੋਜਿਕ
ak-ro-loh-jik
PLPolski
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
PTPortuguês
acrologia
ak-roh-loh-jee-ah
RORomână
acrologic
ak-ro-loh-jik
RUРусский
акрологический
ak-ro-lo-gee-ches-kiiy
SVSvenska
acrologisk
ak-ro-loh-gisk
SWKiswahili
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
TAதமிழ்
அக்கிரோலொஜிக்
ak-kro-loh-o-jik
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోలొజిక్
ak-ro-loh-o-jik
THไทย
แอคโครโลจิก
æ-kʰroː-loh-jik
TLTL
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
TRTürkçe
acrolojik
ak-roh-loh-jik
UKУкраїнська
акрологічний
ak-ro-lo-hi-chnyy
URاردو
اکرولوjik
ak-ro-loh-jik
VITiếng Việt
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
YOYO
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
ZH中文
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk
ZUZU
acrologic
ˈækroʊlɒdʒɪk