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Noun
/əˈkrôstik/,/əˈkräs-/,
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acrostics, plural;
  1. A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words

  1. word square: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
  2. verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
  3. An acrostic (ákros "top"; stíchos "verse") is a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message. ...
  4. An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer. ...
  5. (acrostically) In the manner of an acrostic
  6. (Acrostics) A popular Victorian parlour game similar to charades, in which players had to guess one word answers to acted-out clues. The first letters of these then spell out the final answer.
  7. crossword puzzles or poem where the initial letters of each line form a word or words. An acrostic may also use the middle (mesostich) or final (telestich) letter of each line. Certain prose works use the first letter of each paragraph or sentence. ...
  8. A literary composition in which the first syllables of each line together spell out the name of the author, or another hidden message.
  9. a word, phrase, or passage spelled out vertically by the first letters of a group of lines in sequence. Sir John Davies' Hymnes of Astraea dedicates 26 acrostic poems to Elizabeth I. Edgar Allan Poe's "Enigma" provides another example. Samuel Johnson's great dictionary (1755) quotes John Dryden:
  10. ( Akros stichos , "at the end of a verse".) A poem the ...
  11. A series of lines or verses whose initial, final, or other identifiable letters form a word, a phrase, the initial letters of a phrase, or the alphabet. ...
  12. A verse or saying in which the first letter of each word stands for a bit of information. For example, suppose you need to remember the names of the four corner states. You could make up a phrase such as this: Can anyone name us? ...
  13. a saying or sentence in which the first letter of each word will help you remember the order of things or how to spell a word (e.g., Never eat sour watermelons = north, east, south, west).
  14. poem in which first letters of lines spell something
  15. A poem in which the successive units begin with the consecutive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The units might be single lines, pairs of lines, or stanzas (as in Psalm 119).
  16. A verse or list of words composed in such a way that certain letters of each line (usually the first and/or last), when read in order of appearance, spell a word, phrase, or sentence. An abecedarius is an acrostic in which the pattern consists of the letters of the alphabet in traditional order. ...
  17. a text in which the initial letters of certain words are determined in advance. The commonest type of acrostic is a poem in which the initials of the lines from start to finish spell the name of the individual to whom it is addressed. ...
  18. A sentence or phrase in which each word begins with a letter that acts as a memory cue.
  19. a poem that spells out a word.
  20. A poem in which letters of successive lines form a word or pattern when read downwards. Sometimes found in late sixteenth century poetry. For those who read Hebrew, this is evident in some of the Psalms.