telestich
noun
te·les·tich
\tə̇ˈlestik, ˈteləˌs-\
Definition of telestich
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: a poem in which the consecutive final letters of the lines spell a name — compare acrostic 1a
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Origin and Etymology of telestich
2tel- + Greek stichos line — more at stich
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