- a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- of, like, or forming an acrostic.
- a number of lines of writing, such as a poem, certain letters of which form a word, proverb, etc. A single acrostic is formed by the initial letters of the lines, a double acrostic by the initial and final letters, and a triple acrostic by the initial, middle, and final letters
- the word, proverb, etc, so formed
- (as modifier)
