acrostic (noun)

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• acrostic — ► NOUN ▪ a poem or puzzle in which certain letters in each line form a word or words. ORIGIN Greek akrostikhis, from akron end + stikhos row, line of verse …   English terms dictionary

• acrostic — noun Etymology: Middle French & Greek; Middle French acrostiche, from Greek akrostichis, from akr acr + stichos line; akin to steichein to go more at stair Date: 1530 1. a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (as the initial or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• acrostic — noun a) A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. b) A particular kind of word puzzle: its solutions form an anagram of a quotation …   Wiktionary

• acrostic — noun (C) a poem or piece of writing in which the first or last letter of each line can be read downwards to spell a word …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• acrostic — UK [əˈkrɒstɪk] / US [əˈkrɔstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms acrostic : singular acrostic plural acrostics a number of lines of writing, for example a poem or a word puzzle, in which particular letters from each line form a word or phrase …   English dictionary

• acrostic — /əˈkrɒstɪk / (say uh krostik) noun 1. a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters form a word, phrase, the alphabet, etc. –adjective 2. of or forming an acrostic. {Latin acrostichis, from Greek akrostichis.… …  

• acrostic — a|cros|tic [ ə krɔstık ] noun count a number of lines of writing, for example a poem or a word PUZZLE, in which particular letters from each line form a word or phrase …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• acrostic — [ə krɒstɪk] noun a poem or puzzle in which certain letters in each line form a word or words. Origin C16: from Fr. acrostiche, from Gk akrostikhis, from akron end + stikhos row, line of verse …   English new terms dictionary

• double acrostic — noun A poem whose stanzas, except the first two, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the final letters, the second stanza …   Wiktionary

• triple acrostic — noun A poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the second stanza …   Wiktionary

• word square — noun a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across • Syn: ↑acrostic • Hypernyms: ↑puzzle, ↑puzzler, ↑mystifier, ↑teaser * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary