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paracrostics

paracrostics is the plural of paracrostic.

Meaning of paracrostic

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

Questions about paracrostics

What is paracrostics the plural of?
Paracrostics is the plural of paracrostic.

Words near paracrostics in the dictionary

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

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