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acrostically
Variant of acrostic
acrostic
definition
acros·tic (ə krôs′tik, -kräs′-)
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.
Etymology: Gr akrostichos < akros (see acro-) + stichos, line of verse
adjective
of or like an acrostic
also acrostical acros′·ti·cal
Related Forms:
- acrostically acros′·ti·cally adverb
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