catalectic

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Definition of catalectic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

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adj

(said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

“The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light”

noun

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

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From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).

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