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paracrostic

paracrostic noun: a poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.

Noun

paracrostic (plural paracrostics)

  1. A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.
    • the original Sibylline verses the head is but little distinct from the body , but always were paracrostics1847, William Thomas Brande, A Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art

Forms of paracrostic

pluralparacrostics

Origin of paracrostic

From para- + acrostic.

Questions about paracrostic

What does paracrostic mean?
Paracrostic means a poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.
What part of speech is paracrostic?
Paracrostic is a noun.
What is the plural of paracrostic?
The plural of paracrostic is paracrostics.

Words near paracrostic in the dictionary

  1. paracriny
  2. paracristid
  3. paracristids
  4. paracrocodylomorph
  5. paracrocodylomorphs
  6. paracrostic
  7. paracrostics
  8. paracryptodiran
  9. paracryptodirans
  10. paracryptodire
  11. paracryptodires

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