noun (plural catalexes) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katalēxis close, cadence, from katalēgein Date: 1830 omission or incompleteness usually in the last foot of a line in metrical verse
CATALEXIS
Meaning of CATALEXIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012