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Definitions for Acrostic
[1] 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.
[2] Also a·cros·ti·cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
[3] 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
Words related to Acrostic
phrase, cipher, composition, acronym, wordplay
Words nearby Acrostic
acrospire, acrospore, across, across the board, across-the-board, acrostic, acroter, acroterion, acroterium, acrotism, acrotrophoneurosis
Origin of Acrostic
1580–90; < Greek akrostichís, equivalent to akro- acro- + stích(os ) stich1 + -is noun suffix
Other words from Acrostic
a·cros·ti·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Acrostic
C16: via French from Greek akrostikhis, from acro- + stikhos line of verse, stich