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pentacrostics

pentacrostics is the plural of pentacrostic.

Meaning of pentacrostic

Noun

pentacrostic (plural pentacrostics)

  1. A set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.
    • There were also pentacrostics, where the name was repeated five times.1863, Sophy Moody, What is Your Name?, page 176

Questions about pentacrostics

What is pentacrostics the plural of?
Pentacrostics is the plural of pentacrostic.

Words near pentacrostics in the dictionary

  1. pentacrinites
  2. pentacrinoid
  3. pentacrinoids
  4. pentacron
  5. pentacrostic
  6. pentacrostics
  7. pentact
  8. pentactin
  9. pentactinal
  10. pentactine
  11. pentactines

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