acrostatic

English

adj
Definitions
  • (linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European athematic nominals, having a specific pattern of ablaut in which the accent is placed on the root syllable in all cases.

Etymology

Com from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (highest, sharp, at the extremity, pointed, at the edge, topmost, high, extreme, edge, top, heights, outmost, tip, extremity, beginning, outermost, peak, uppermost) + Ancient Greek στατικός (standing still, steady)pre from English static.

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static

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