acrologicadj.
/ˌakrəˈlɒdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌækrəˈlɑdʒɪk/ Now rare.
= acrological adj.
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acrological1827
acrologic1830
acrophonic1844
acrophonetic1867
1830 I. Stuart tr. J. G. H. Greppo Ess. on Hieroglyphic Syst. M. Champollion i. iii. 30 An interpretation upon which the whimsical system of acrologic hieroglyphics was founded.
1882 I. Taylor in Academy 28 Jan. 68 This method of acrologic notation may have received a further extension; so that the ciphers 1, 2, and 3 may have been derived from the initial letters of eka, dva, and tri, to which they bear some resemblance.
1912 H. Bradley in Mod. Lang. Rev. 7 521 They would..have followed the ‘acrologic’ principle of nomenclature, i.e. they would have chosen a set of English words beginning with the letters that were to be named.
1920 W. A. Mason Hist. Art of Writing iv. 129 The name Montezuma..is pictured in the most novel and unique manner, significant of the peculiar acrologic method of phonetic writing employed by the Mexicans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1830