catalectic.
(said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
Meaning & usage
(said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
Where this word comes from
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).
A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
Where this word comes from
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).
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