catalectic

English

Etymology

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατά (katá, “down, wholly”) + ληκτικός (lēktikós, “causing to stop”)

Adjective

catalectic

  1. (poetry) Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
  2. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
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Translations

Noun

catalectic (plural catalectics)

  1. (poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

See also

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