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LOGOGRIPH
Etymology
Noun
logogriph (plural logogriphs)
A kind of puzzle where a series of verses give clues leading to a particular word.
Source: Wiktionary
Log"o*griph, n. Etym: [Gr. logogriphe.]
Definition: A sort of riddle in which it is required to discover a chosen word from various combinations of its letters, or of some of its letters, which form other words; -- thus, to discover the chosen word chatter form cat, hat, rat, hate, rate, etc. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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