CATALECTIC


Meaning of CATALECTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-tə-ˈlek-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein to leave off, from kata- + lēgein to stop — more at slack

Date: 1589

: lacking a syllable at the end of a line in metrical verse or ending in an incomplete foot

• catalectic noun

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