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triple acrostic

triple acrostic noun: a poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the third stanza.

Noun

triple acrostic (plural triple acrostics)

  1. A poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the third stanza.

Forms of triple acrostic

pluraltriple acrostics

Questions about triple acrostic

What does triple acrostic mean?
Triple acrostic means a poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the third stanza.
What part of speech is triple acrostic?
Triple acrostic is a noun.
What is the plural of triple acrostic?
The plural of triple acrostic is triple acrostics.

Words near triple acrostic in the dictionary

  1. triplatin tetranitrate
  2. triplatinum
  3. triple
  4. triple A
  5. triple A syndrome
  6. triple acrostic
  7. triple acrostics
  8. triple agent
  9. triple agents
  10. triple bar
  11. triple barrel

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