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catalectus meaning in English

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catalectus [catalecta, catalectum] adjective

forming such a foot (of syllable)adjective

having incomplete final foot (of meter)adjective

acatalectus [acatalecta, acatalectum] adjective

verse in which no syllable is wanting in the last foot (opp. catalectus)adjective

catalecticus, catalectus, colobus or colobos adjective

catalectic(of poetry)
adjective
[UK: katˈeɪlktɪk] [US: kætˈeɪlktɪk]

hypercatalectus [hypercatalecti] (2nd) M
noun

faulty versenoun

verse ending in syllablenoun

verse with one extra footnoun