"pentacrostic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentacrostics [plural]
Etymology: penta- + acrostic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|acrostic}} penta- + acrostic Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentacrostic (plural pentacrostics)
  1. A set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.
    Sense id: en-pentacrostic-en-noun-EZlHZkgO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with penta-

Inflected forms

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