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Webster 1913 Edition
Catalectic
Catˊa-lec′tic
,Adj.
[L.
catalecticus
, Gr. [GREEK] incomplete, fr. [GREEK] to leave off; κατά
down, wholly + λήγειν
to stop.] 1.
(Pros.)
Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot;
as, a
. catalectic
verse2.
(Photog. & Chem.)
Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.
Abney.
Webster 1828 Edition
Catalectic
CATALECTIC
,Adj.
Catalectic verses, are such as want either feet or syllables.
Definition 2024
catalectic
catalectic
English
Adjective
catalectic
- (poetry) 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
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Noun
catalectic (plural catalectics)