Nonacrostic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not in the form of an acrostic. not-comparable
"Since Psalms 32 and 49, which are nonacrostic, exceed in length the acrostic Psalm 112, we may infer that their authors consciously chose not to play according to the alphabetic rules of composition."
Example
More examples"Since Psalms 32 and 49, which are nonacrostic, exceed in length the acrostic Psalm 112, we may infer that their authors consciously chose not to play according to the alphabetic rules of composition."
Etymology
From non- + acrostic.
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