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Word: Catalectic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkatəˈlɛktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot.
Short Definition:(of metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in last foot
Word: Catalectic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkatəˈlɛktɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a line lacking a syllable in the last foot.
Short Definition:line lacking syllable in last foot
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