- (n.) A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase or motto.
- (n.) A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian.
- (n.) Alternative of Acrostical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "acrostic" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/acrostic/definitions/1970643> |