Acrologies

/ækrəˈlɑːdʒiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of acrology; the study, practice, or collection of wordplay based on initial letters of words or lines.

Etymology

Plural of acrology from Greek 'akron' (peak/beginning) + '-logia' (study/discourse). The term evolved to describe the linguistic art of composing and analyzing letter-based wordplay.

Kelly Says

In ancient times, acrologies were serious literary games that only educated people could appreciate—now we do the same thing every time we laugh at an acronym joke!

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