"paracrostic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paracrostics [plural]
Etymology: para- + acrostic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|acrostic}} para- + acrostic Head templates: {{en-noun}} paracrostic (plural paracrostics)
  1. A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. Categories (topical): Poetry

Inflected forms

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