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catalectic
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CATALECTIC
a.Pertaining to metrical composition, or to measure. Catalectic verses, are such as want either feet or syllables.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CATALECTIC
Cat `a *lec "tic, a. Etym: [L. catalecticus, Gr.
1. (Pros.)
Defn: Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.
2. (Photog. & Chem. )
Defn: Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. Abney.
New American Oxford Dictionary
catalectic
cat a lec tic |ˌkatlˈektik ˌkædəˈlɛktɪk |Prosody ▶adjective (of a metrical line of verse ) lacking one syllable in the last foot. ▶noun a line lacking a syllable in the last foot. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off. ’
Oxford Dictionary
catalectic
catalectic |ˌkatəˈlɛktɪk | ▶adjective Prosody (of a metrical line of verse ) lacking one syllable in the last foot. ▶noun a line lacking a syllable in the last foot. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off ’.
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