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word square

–noun
a set of words such that when arranged one beneath another in the form of a square they read alike horizontally and vertically.

Origin:
1875–80
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word square  
n.   Games
A set of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically. Also called acrostic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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