First Known Use: 1530
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acrostic
noun acros·tic \ə-ˈkrȯs-tik, -ˈkräs-\
Definition of ACROSTIC
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: a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet
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Origin of ACROSTIC
Middle French & Greek; Middle French acrostiche, from Greek akrostichis, from akr- acr- + stichos line; akin to steichein to go — more at stair
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