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 Definitions of acatalectic  [ɪˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk]  

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Definition of 'acatalectic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) acatalectic
(of a line of verse) not catalectic; complete.

2. (n.) acatalectic
a verse having the complete number of syllables in the last foot.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < LL)

Definition of 'acatalectic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) acatalectic
(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables

2. (adj) acatalectic
(verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot


Definition of 'acatalectic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) acatalectic
not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse

2. (noun) acatalectic
a verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables



'acatalectic' - Nearby Entries  

acarpous  acarus  acaryote  acatalectic  acataphasia  acathexia  acathexis  



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