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Catalexis - Wikipedia
A catalectic line is a metrically incomplete line of verse, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
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CATALECTIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CATALECTIC is lacking a syllable at the end of a line in metrical verse or ending in an incomplete foot.
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What is a Catalectic? - Novlr Glossary
A line of poetry that is missing an unstressed syllable at the end. This missing syllable results in a shortened line that can make the verse feel incomplete ...
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catalectic
catalectic, a. Pros. (kætəˈlɛktɪk) [ad. late L. catalēctic-us, a. Gr. καταληκτικός leaving off, incomplete, f. καταλήγειν to leave off, stop. Cf. F. catalectique.] A. adj. Of a verse: Incomplete in its syllables; wanting a syllable in the last foot. Often in postposition in imitation of Latin. B. n....
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CATALECTIC definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
catalepsy in American English ... a condition in which consciousness and feeling seem to be temporarily lost, and the muscles become rigid: it may occur in ...
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Catalectic - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating from Late Latin and Greek, "catalectic" means a line of verse missing an unaccented syllable in its last foot, from roots meaning "to leave off.
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CATALECTIC Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Catalectic definition: (of a line of verse) lacking part of the last foot; metrically incomplete, as the second line of One more unfortunate,/Weary of ...
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Catalectic - The Joyce Project
Catalectic, from a Greek word meaning "incomplete" or "left off," refers to the omission of a syllable from the final foot.
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Catalectic - Oxford Reference
Lacking the final syllable or syllables expected in the regular pattern of a metrical verse line (see metre). The term is most often used of the common English ...
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Poetry Guide: Catalectic - Language is a Virus
A catalectic line is a metrically incomplete of a line of verse, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
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Catalectic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot.
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Acatalexis
When talking about poetry written in English the term is arguably of limited significance or utility, at least by comparison to its antonym, catalectic See also
Catalectic
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acatalectic
acatalectic, a. Pros. (əkætəˈlɛktɪk) [ad. late L. acatalēctic-us ad. Gr. ἀκατάληκτ-ος (negat. of κατάληκτος: see catalectic).] Not catalectic; not wanting a syllable in the last foot; complete in its syllables: also subst. ‘A verse, which has the complete number of syllables, without defect or super...
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dicatalectic
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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Catalecticant
The word catalectic refers to an incomplete line of verse, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
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