# mesostich

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An acrostic that spells out a word or message with its middle letters.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) and στίχος (stíkhos, “line”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesostich