Word: paracrostic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
a
cros
tic
Definition: A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: resembling
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: acrostic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρο-
Language: grc
Decoded: akro-
Meaning: prefix indicating, among other things, the extremity or tip of something
Affix: στῐ́χος
Language: grc
Decoded: stikhos
Meaning: row or file of soldiers; line of poetry, verse