acrology

noun

acrol·​o·​gy

ə-ˈkrä-lə-jē

plural -es

: acrophony

Word History

Etymology

French acrologie, from acr- + -logie -logy

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for acrology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology