CATALEXIS


Meaning of CATALEXIS in English

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

noun

( plural cat·a·lex·es -ˌsēz)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.