"nonacrostic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: non- + acrostic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|acrostic}} non- + acrostic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonacrostic (not comparable)
  1. Not in the form of an acrostic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonacrostic-en-adj-UONYSaUB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2016, Abraham Terian, The Festal Works of St. Gregory of Narek, page xxxvi",
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