acatalectic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληκτος (akatálēktos, leaving off)

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Adjective[edit]

acatalectic (not comparable)

  1. (poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot

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Noun[edit]

acatalectic (plural acatalectics)

  1. (poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French acatalectique.

Adjective[edit]

acatalectic m or n (feminine singular acatalectică, masculine plural acatalectici, feminine and neuter plural acatalectice)

  1. acatalectic

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