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Record 1 2012-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Literature
DEF

A composition in verse of an arrangement of words in which the first, last, or certain other letters in each line taken in order, spell a word or a phrase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Littérature
DEF

Poème ou strophe où les initiales de chaque vers, lues dans le sens vertical, composent un nom (auteur, dédicataire) ou un mot-clé.

Spanish

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