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name-letter effect

name-letter effect noun: the tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet.

Noun

name-letter effect (plural name-letter effects)

  1. The tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet.

Forms of name-letter effect

pluralname-letter effects

Questions about name-letter effect

What does name-letter effect mean?
Name-letter effect means the tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet.
What part of speech is name-letter effect?
Name-letter effect is a noun.
What is the plural of name-letter effect?
The plural of name-letter effect is name-letter effects.

Words near name-letter effect in the dictionary

  1. name-dropping
  2. name-droppings
  3. name-drops
  4. name-giving
  5. name-givings
  6. name-letter effect
  7. name-letter effects
  8. name-sake
  9. name-sakes
  10. nameability
  11. nameable

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