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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
a•cros′ti•cal•ly, adv. |