Acrostic vs. Pneumonic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Acrostic and Pneumonic
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Acrostic
An acrostic is a poem (or other form of writing) in which the first letter (or syllable, or word) of each line (or paragraph, or other recurring feature in the text) spells out a word, message or the alphabet. The word comes from the French acrostiche from post-classical Latin acrostichis, from Koine Greek ἀκροστιχίς, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος "highest, topmost" and στίχος "verse".
Pneumonic
Of, affecting, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
Acrostic
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
Pneumonic
Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.
Acrostic
A poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence.
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Pneumonic
Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
Acrostic
See word square.
Pneumonic
Of, or relating to pneumonia.
Acrostic
A word puzzle in which the answers to several different clues form an anagram of a quotation, phrase, or other text.
Pneumonic
One who has pneumonia.
Acrostic
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
Pneumonic
A medicine to treat lung disease.
Acrostic
A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
Pneumonic
Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic.
Acrostic
A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form the name of its author.
Pneumonic
A medicine for affections of the lungs.
Acrostic
Of or pertaining to acrostics.
Pneumonic
Pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia;
Pneumonic plague
Acrostic
A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.
Pneumonic
Relating to or affecting the lungs;
Pulmonary disease
Acrostic
A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian.
Acrostic
Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.
Acrostic
A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
Acrostic
Verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
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