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brachy·catalec·tic
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brachycatalectic
A catalectic line is a metrically incomplete line of verse, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. One form of catalexis is headlessness, where the unstressed syllable is dropped from the beginning of the line. A line missing two syllables is called brachycatalectic.
Webster Dictionary
Brachycatalecticnoun
a verse wanting two syllables at its termination
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brachycatalectic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brachycatalectic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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