"telestich" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: telestichs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”). See stich. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τέλος||end}} Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} telestich (plural telestichs)
  1. An acrostic whose message is spelled out in the final letters of each line. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-telestich-en-noun-2~VqSWgA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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