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acrostic

mastery

UK /əˈkɹɒstɪk/ US /əˈkɹɔstɪk/nounadj

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What does 'acrostic' mean in this sentence?

Each of the five chapters of the Lamentations contains a distinct elegy, according to the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet. And in the first four chapters the versification resembles acrostics.