[cat.a.lex.is] n, pl -lex.es [NL, fr. Gk katalexis close, cadence, fr. katalegein] (1830): omission or incompleteness usu. in the last foot of a line in metrical verse
CATALEXIS
Meaning of CATALEXIS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012