acrostic
Pronunciation: /əˈkrɒstɪk/
Definition of acrostic
noun
Origin:
late 16th century: from French acrostiche, from Greek akrostikhis, from akron 'end' + stikhos 'row, line of verse'. The change in the ending was due to association with -ic
late 16th century: from French acrostiche, from Greek akrostikhis, from akron 'end' + stikhos 'row, line of verse'. The change in the ending was due to association with -ic
