catalectic

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English

Definitions

noun

A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

adjective

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

Related words

Synonyms

trochaic iambic tetrameter dactylic cretic cataleptical checked cacophonic catawampous cursèd catawamptious catoecic cadenced canticular catenary cataractous

Associated

syllable rhyme meter incomplete poem ending line

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