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单词 acrostically
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acrosticallyadv.

Brit. /əˈkrɒstᵻkli/, U.S. /əˈkrɔstək(ə)li/, /əˈkrɑstək(ə)li/
Forms: see acrostichal adj. and n. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrostical adj., -ly suffix2; acrostic adj.1, -ally suffix.
Etymology: Either < acrostical adj. + -ly suffix2, or < acrostic adj.1 + -ally suffix.
In the manner of an acrostic.
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1629 J. Lightfoot Erubhin xliv. 145 The old Testament books, the Iewes acrostically doe write thus in three letters.., euerie letter standing for a word.
1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 68 (heading) An Elegy and Epitaph composed acrostichally on two names occasioned by the Death of Mrs. Mary Kettle, Wife to Mr. Humphrey Kettle.
1757 G. Baretti Italian Library 258 The author was Francesco Colonna, as it appears by collecting together each first word of every chapter, which acrostichally say, Poliam frater Franciscus Columna peramavit.
1781 R. Burrow Compan. Ladies Diary 6 Miss Cockbills Rebus acrostically answered, by Mr. J. Langdale.
1836 G. Higgins Anacalypsis I. x. vii. 737 The verses..begin with the letters of the alphabet acrostically.
1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind v. 103 Letters may be named..acrostically, by names chosen because they begin with the right letters.
1922 E. Phillpotts Red Redmaynes 215 You grow to think acrostically.
1981 B. J. Gelles Peshat & Derash p. ix A formal division (summed up acrostically)..appears for the first in the Zohar.
2010 C. B. Siegelbaum Women at Crossroads 19 Written acrostically..the verses of the ‘Woman of Valor’ symbolize perfection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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