dicatalectic, a. Pros.
(ˌdaɪkætəˈlɛktɪk)
[ad. Gr. δικαταληκτικ-ός: see di-2 and catalectic.]
Of a verse: Doubly catalectic; wanting a syllable both in the middle and at the end, as e.g. the dactylic pentameter.
| In mod. Dicts. |
dicatalectic, a. Pros.
(ˌdaɪkætəˈlɛktɪk)
[ad. Gr. δικαταληκτικ-ός: see di-2 and catalectic.]
Of a verse: Doubly catalectic; wanting a syllable both in the middle and at the end, as e.g. the dactylic pentameter.
| In mod. Dicts. |
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