In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACROPHONY
acrophony
(noun) naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acrophony (plural acrophonies)
Naming letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
Source: Wiktionary
A*croph"o*ny, A*chroph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.
A*croph"o*ny, n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme + sound.]
Definition: The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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