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acrostic
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/əˈkrɒstɪk/
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/əˈkrɔːstɪk/
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acrostic
noun
acrostics
pl
UK
/əˈkrɒstɪk/
US
/əˈkrɔːstɪk/
acrostiche
The acrostic spelled out the name of the person to whom the poem was dedicated.
L’acrostiche épelait le nom de la personne à qui le poème était dédié.
acrostiche
When read downward, the acrostic revealed the word "freedom."
Lu de haut en bas, l’acrostiche révélait le mot « freedom ».
Synonyms
poem
verse
composition
rhyme
wordplay
acrostic
adjective
UK
/əˈkrɒstɪk/
US
/əˈkrɑːstɪk/
Used attributively to describe texts written in the form of an acrostic.
acrostiche
Students were asked to write an acrostic poem about spring.
On a demandé aux étudiants d’écrire un poème acrostiche sur le printemps.
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acrostic
noun
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
The acrostic spelled out the name of the person to whom the poem was dedicated.
The word or message produced by reading vertically the initial (or other fixed-position) letters of each line in an acrostic composition.
When read downward, the acrostic revealed the word "freedom."
acrostic
adjective
Written, arranged, or composed in the form of an acrostic.
Students were asked to write an acrostic poem about spring.
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