| Definitions of 'catalectic' |
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1. (adj) catalectic
(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
2. (adj) catalectic
(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot
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| Definitions of 'catalectic' |
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1. (adj) catalectic
wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse
2. (adj) catalectic
incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
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