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Definition of Catalectic
1. Noun. (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot.
Category relationships: Metrics, Prosody
Generic synonyms: Line Of Poetry, Line Of Verse
Derivative terms: Catalexis
Generic synonyms: Line Of Poetry, Line Of Verse
Derivative terms: Catalexis
2. Adjective. (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot.
Definition of Catalectic
1. a. Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.
Definition of Catalectic
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catalectic
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