acrostic
acrostic Lexical Profile
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• noun
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line—typically the first letters—spell out a word, name, or phrase when read in sequence.
"For her literature assignment, the student composed an acrostic in which the first letters of each line spelled out the name of her favorite season."
• adjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or containing a text in which specified letters of each line form a word or message.
"The ancient manuscript features an acrostic hymn in which the initial letters of each stanza follow the order of the alphabet."
• Rhymes for acrostic
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French acrostiche, from Late Latin acrostichis, which derives from Ancient Greek akrostikhis, combining akros ('at the end' or 'outermost') and stikhos ('row' or 'line of verse').