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An acrostic is a poem or verse in which certain letters in each word such as the first and the last are used to form another word. (noun)
An example of a famous acrostic is Het Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem.
Acrostic is the term used to describe a poem or verse in which one letter in each word is used to form another word. (adjective)
An example of something that can be acrostic is a poem that is a child's name with a different adjective used for each letter in the name.
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