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(1):

(n.) Alt. of Acrostical

(2):

(n.) A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian.

(3):

(n.) A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acrostic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/acrostic.html. 1828.
 
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