acrostical

Variant of acrostic

noun

a verse or arrangement of words in which certain letters in each line, such as the first or last, when taken in order spell out a word, motto, etc.

Origin: Gr akrostichos < akros (see acro-) + stichos, line of verse

adjective

of or like an acrostic

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