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acrostical

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a⋅cros⋅tic

  [uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik]
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–noun
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.
–adjective
2. Also, a⋅cros⋅ti⋅cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
Origin:
1580–90; < Gk akrostichís, equiv. to akro- acro- + stích(os) stich + -is n. suffix

Related forms:
a⋅cros⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

acrostic 
short poem in which the initial letters of the lines, taken in order, spell a word or phrase, 1587, from M.L. acrostichis, from Gk. akrostichis, from akros "at the end, outermost" (see acrid) + stikhos "line of verse," lit. "row" (see stair).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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