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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesacrostico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-kros-ti-ko
"Ha composto un acrostico per sorprendere la sua amica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line, usually the first letters, spell out a word, message, or the alphabet.
"She wrote a clever acrostic for her teacher's birthday, where the initial letters spelled out 'THANK YOU'."
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Relating to or constructed in the manner of an acrostic.
"The manuscript featured an acrostic design hidden within the illuminated margins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'acrostiche' and ultimately from the Greek 'akrostikhis', combining 'akros' (at the end, topmost) and 'stikhos' (line of verse). It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe poetic compositions where particular letters in each line spell out a word or phrase.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Acrostic" is said worldwide
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acrostiche
Transliteration: a-kros-tish
"Le poème est un acrostiche qui révèle un message secret."
Akrostichon
Transliteration: a-kros-tih-chon
"Das Gedicht ist ein Akrostichon mit dem Namen des Autors."
acrostico
Transliteration: a-kros-ti-ko
"Ha composto un acrostico per sorprendere la sua amica."
acróstico
Transliteration: a-kros-ti-ko
"El autor escondió su nombre en un acróstico al inicio del capítulo."
acróstico
Transliteration: a-kros-ti-ku
"O poema acróstico revelava uma mensagem carinhosa."
वर्णक्रम कविता
Transliteration: varna-kram kavita
"उसने अपने नाम पर एक सुंदर वर्णक्रम कविता लिखी।"
藏头诗
Transliteration: cáng tóu shī
"这首藏头诗巧妙地隐藏了祝福语。"
삼행시
Transliteration: sam-haeng-si
"우리는 재치 있는 삼행시 짓기 놀이를 했다."
折句
Transliteration: oriku
"その詩は隠された言葉を持つ折句だった。"
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