acrostic, ca.
(Del gr. ????(st?, end of a verse).
1. adj. said of a poetic composition: composed of verses whose initial letters, middle or late form a word or a phrase. U t. c. s. m.
2. m. Word or phrase formed by composition acrostic.
3. m. pastime which consists, according to given instructions, find the words placed in column form with their initials a word or phrase.
