Etymology

telestich

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Today it means: An acrostic whose message is spelled out in the final letters of each line. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλος“end”
  2. English todaytelestich

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line”). See stich.

Words from the same roots

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