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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•cros•tic (ə krô′stik, ə kros′tik),USA pronunciation n. - Games, Poetrya series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
adj. - Games, PoetryAlso, a•cros′ti•cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
- Greek akrostichís, equivalent. to akro- acro- + stích(os) stich + -is noun, nominal suffix
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acrostic /əˈkrɒstɪk/ n - a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Greek akrostikhis, from acro- + stikhos line of verse, stich |