acrostic

🇺🇸 /əˈkrɔːstɪk/ 🇬🇧 /əˈkrɒstɪk/
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A type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase when read down.

She wrote an acrostic poem for her friend's birthday, with each line starting with a letter from the friend's name.

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n. A type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase when read down.

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