acromonogrammatic

adjective

ac·​ro·​mon·​o·​gram·​mat·​ic

¦a-krō-ˌmä-nə-grə-¦ma-tik

: having each verse beginning with the same letter that ends the preceding verse

Word History

Etymology

acr- + Greek monogrammatos consisting of one letter (from mon- + grammat-, gramma letter) + English -ic

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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