telestich

[ tuh-les-tik, tel-uh-stik ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a word, a phrase, or the consecutive letters of the alphabet.

telestich

/ tɪˈlɛstɪk; ˈtɛlɪˌstɪk /

noun

1. a short poem in which the last letters of each successive line form a word

Word History and Origins

Origin of telestich¹

First recorded in 1630–40; tele- ² + stich ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of telestich¹

C17: from Greek telos end + stich

Example Sentences

Telestich, tel′ē-stik, n. a poem in which the final letters of the lines make a name.

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