acrostic

a·cros·tic  (-krôstk, -krstk)

n.

1. A poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence.

2. See word square.

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[French acrostiche, from Old French, from Greek akrostikhis : akron, head, end; see acromegaly + stikhos, line; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·crostic adj.

a·crosti·cal·ly adv.

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acrostic [əˈkrɒstɪk]

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms)

a.  a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters

b.  the word, proverb, etc., so formed

c.  (as modifier) an acrostic sonnet

[via French from Greek akrostikhis, from acro- + stikhos line of verse, stich]

acrostically  adv

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acrostic - From Greek akron, "end," and stikhos, "row, line of verse."

See also related terms for row.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acrostic - a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across word square mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
	2.	acrostic - verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing

Translations

acrostic [əˈkrɒstɪk] N → acróstico m

acrostic

n → Akrostichon nt