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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

acatalecticus

, Gr. [GREEK], not defective at the end;

ἀ

priv. + [GREEK] to cease.]

(Pros.)

Not defective; complete;

as, an

acatalectic

verse

–

Noun.

A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.

Noun.

[Gr. not defective at the end, to cease.] A verse, which has the complete number of syllables without defect or superfluity.