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/teuh les"tik, tel"euh stik'/, n. Pros.a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a word, a phrase, or the consecutive letters of the alphabet. Cf. acrostic.[1630-40; TELE-2 + STICH1]
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Telestich — Te*les tich, n. [Gr. ? the end + ? a line, verse.] A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken consequently, make a name. Cf. {Acrostic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telestich — or telestic [tə les′tik, tel′ə stik΄] n. [< Gr telos, an end (see TELO 2) + stichos, a line (see STICH), modeled on ACROSTIC] an acrostic in which the last letters of the lines spell a word or words when taken in order … English World dictionary
telestich — noun An acrostic whose message is spelled out in the final letters of each line … Wiktionary
telestich — te·les·tich … English syllables
telestich — /ˈtɛləstɪk/ (say teluhstik), /təˈlɛstɪk/ (say tuh lestik) noun a poem in which the last letters of successive lines form a meaningful item, as a word, letters of the alphabet in sequence, etc. {tele 2 + stich} …
telestich — n. acrostic like poem, etc., in which last letters of lines spell a name … Dictionary of difficult words
telestich — tə̇ˈlestik, ˈteləˌs noun ( s) Etymology: tel (II) + Greek stichos line more at stich : a poem in which the consecutive final letters of the lines spell a name compare acrostic 1a … Useful english dictionary
List of literary terms — The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of literature.: See also: Glossary of poetry terms, Literary criticism, Literary theory CompactTOC8 name=Contents… … Wikipedia
tele- — 1 a combining form meaning distant, esp. transmission over a distance, used in the formation of compound words: telegraph. Also, tel , telo . [comb. form repr. Gk têle far, akin to télos end (see TELE 2)] tele 2 a combining form meaning end,… … Universalium
tele- — I. 1. Also, tel , telo . a word element meaning distant , especially transmission over a distance , as in telegraph. 2. a word element referring to television, as in telemovie, teletext. 3. a word element referring to the use of… …
