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Catalectic

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Noun

1. catalectic

(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

Adjective

2. catalectic

(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot

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Catalectic

see synonyms of catalectic
adjective
prosody
(of a line of verse) having an incomplete final foot

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Catalectic

see synonyms of catalectic
adjective
Prosody
lacking a syllable, esp. in the last foot

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Catalectic

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adj.
Lacking one or more syllables, especially in the final foot. Used of verse.

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