acatalectic

adj, noun — 2 senses

acatalectic

adj

US /ˌeɪˌkæt.əˈlɛk.tɪk/

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

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Communications, Human sciences, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Media, Phonology, Poetry, Prosody, Publishing, Sciences, Writing Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot

Related terms
acatalexis

acatalectic

noun

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

1

Communications, Human sciences, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Media, Phonology, Poetry, Prosody, Publishing, Sciences, Writing A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables

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