acrostic
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- acrostick (obsolete)
- acrosticke (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς.
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia acrostic (plural acrostics)
- A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
- A particular kind of word puzzle: its solutions form an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form its author.
Translations [edit]
poem or text with certain letters spelling out a name or message
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
Acrostic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
acrostic (puzzle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:acrostic (puzzle)