Definition of acrostic

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a·cros·tic    (-krôstk, -krstk) KEY 

NOUN:

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

OTHER FORMS:
a·crostic(Adjective), a·crosti·cal·ly(Adverb)