acatalectic

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛktɪk

Adjective

acatalectic (not comparable)

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

Translations

Noun

acatalectic (plural acatalectics)

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