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 Ac’robatAcros’tic (Greek, akros stichos). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Acrop’olis.
 
The citadel of ancient Athens.   1
        Of course, the word is compounded of akros and polis = the city on the height, i.e., the high rock
 


 Ac’robatAcros’tic (Greek, akros stichos). 

 
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