[uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik] 
| 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. |
| a·cros·tic (ə-krô'stĭk, ə-krŏs'tĭk) n.
[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., a·cros'ti·cal·ly adv. |
| word square n. Games A set of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically. Also called acrostic. |
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