It's an acrostic.
Source: tatoeba (12967118)
Acrostic
/əˈkɹɒstɪk/
Synonyms for "acrostic" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (14)
anagramavyayibhavaback formationcalembourclipped wordcompoundconjugateconstructioncorruptiondvandvadviguendocentric compoundequivocalityequivoque
Related words (23)
exocentric compoundformationjeu de motslogogramlogogriphmalapropismmetagrammissayingpalindromeparonomasiaparonymplay on wordspunpunningspoonerismtatpurushaword formwordplay
Noun(5 words)
first letter poeminitial letter poeminitial letter puzzlememory aidword square
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abuse of terms, acronym, acrostic game, acrostic mnemonic, acrostic poem.
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When not to replace "acrostic"
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Replacement workflow
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Related word relations
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Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Tom composed an acrostic spelling out THOMAS.
Source: tatoeba (12967121)
He [Judas Maccabeus] was termed Mackabæus, becauſe he carried in his ſtandard, or vexillum militare, theſe four Hebrew letters, Mem, Chaph, Beth, and Jod, or M. C. B. and J. whereunto their points being added, which are their vowells, (for others they have none) his mott was Mackabai, whereof he took his name. Theſe four letters are the acroſtickes or initiall letters of theſe four wordes in the fifteenth chapter of the book of Exodus, Mi Chamocha Baalim Jehovah, which is in Latin Quis ſicut tu Deorum Jehova? ["Who among the gods is like you, O Adonai?", Exodus 15:11.]
Source: wiktionary
I have written an acroſticke ſonet to his Maieſtie, a canzonet to the Queene, and another acroſticke unto the Prince; whoſe ſervant I am by vow, and ſubordinate ſubject by birth.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "acrostic"?
Closest matches include abuse of terms, acronym, acrostic game, acrostic mnemonic, acrostic poem.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "acrostic"?
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