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mesostich

mesostich noun: an acrostic that spells out a word or message with its middle letters.

Noun

mesostich (plural mesostichs)

  1. An acrostic that spells out a word or message with its middle letters.

Forms of mesostich

pluralmesostichs

Origin of mesostich

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) and στίχος (stíkhos, “line”).

Questions about mesostich

What does mesostich mean?
Mesostich means an acrostic that spells out a word or message with its middle letters.
What part of speech is mesostich?
Mesostich is a noun.
What is the plural of mesostich?
The plural of mesostich is mesostichs.

Words near mesostich in the dictionary

  1. mesostegostom
  2. mesosterna
  3. mesosternal
  4. mesosternum
  5. mesostic
  6. mesostich
  7. mesostichs
  8. mesostics
  9. mesostigmal
  10. mesostigmatan
  11. mesostigmatans

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