triple acrostic

noun

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

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Meanings

nountriple acrostic (plural triple acrostics)

plural triple acrostics

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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