Pronunciation: ˌ ka-t ə - ' lek-s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lex · es \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katal ē xis close, cadence, from katal ē gein
Date: 1830
: omission or incompleteness usually in the last foot of a line in metrical verse