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a·cros·tic
(ə-krô′stĭk, ə-krŏs′tĭk)n.
1. A poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence.
2. See word square.
3. A word puzzle in which the answers to several different clues form an anagram of a quotation, phrase, or other text.
[French acrostiche, from Old French, from Greek akrostikhis : akron, head, end; see acromegaly + stikhos, line; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]
a·cros′tic adj.
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acrostic
(əˈkrɒstɪk)n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a. a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
b. the word, proverb, etc, so formed
c. (as modifier): an acrostic sonnet.
[C16: via French from Greek akrostikhis, from acro- + stikhos line of verse, stich]
aˈcrostically adv
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a•cros•tic
(əˈkrɔ stɪk, əˈkrɒs tɪk)n.
1. a series of written lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters form a word, phrase, etc.
adj. 2. Also, a•cros′ti•cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
a•cros′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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acrostic
- From Greek akron, "end," and stikhos, "row, line of verse."See also related terms for row.
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acrostic
A verse in which the initial letters of each line form a word or phrase reading downwards.
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| Noun | 1. |  acrostic - a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across |
| 2. | acrostic - verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing |
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Akrostichon
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acrostic
n → Akrostichon nt
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