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Catalectic

Catalectic Meaning & Definition
Catalectic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Catalectic?

[adj] (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot

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Catalectic In Webster's Dictionary

\Cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. catalecticus, Gr. ? incomplete, fr. ? to leave off; kata` down, wholly + lh`gein to stop.] 1. (Pros.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse. 2. (Photog. & Chem.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. --Abney.

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