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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
C16: via French from Greek akrostikhis, from acro- + stikhos line of verse, stich
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Example Sentences
It would seem to be impossible to doubt her identity after the acrostic of the Amorosa Visione.
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Each column is an acrostic of the name Martinvs Luthervs, making 80 scurrilous epithets.
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The Acrostic and the Chronogram are both ingeniously described in the mock epic of the Scribleriad.
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Neither the acrostic nor the Alexandrine has the property assigned to it here.
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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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