paracrostic

paracrostic
paracrostic /par-ə-krosˈtik/
noun
A poem whose initial letters reproduce its first verse
ORIGIN:para-1 and ↑acrostic

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  • Paracrostic — Par a*cros tic, n. [Pref. para + acrostic.] A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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