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acrostic
[ uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik ]
noun
- a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
adjective
- Also a·cros·ti·cal []. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
acrostic
/ əˈkrɒstɪk /
noun
- 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
- the word, proverb, etc, so formed
- ( as modifier )
an acrostic sonnet
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Derived Forms
- aˈcrostically, adverb
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Other Words From
- a·cros·ti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acrostic1
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Example Sentences
It would seem to be impossible to doubt her identity after the acrostic of the Amorosa Visione.
Each column is an acrostic of the name Martinvs Luthervs, making 80 scurrilous epithets.
The Acrostic and the Chronogram are both ingeniously described in the mock epic of the Scribleriad.
Neither the acrostic nor the Alexandrine has the property assigned to it here.
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza;—read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
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