double acrostic

noun

A poem whose stanzas, except the first two, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the final letters, the second stanza.

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Meanings

noundouble acrostic (plural double acrostics)

plural double acrostics · alternative double-crostic

  1. A poem whose stanzas, except the first two, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the final letters, the second stanza.
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APA

double acrostic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20acrostic

MLA

“double acrostic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20acrostic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double acrostic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20acrostic.

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