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catalectic
(encz) | catalectic,katalestický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Catalectic
(gcide) | Catalectic \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.
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2. (Photog. & Chem.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the
whole of a substance. --Abney.
[1913 Webster] Catalepsy |
catalectic
(wn) | catalectic
adj 1: (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or
more syllables in the final metrical foot [ant:
acatalectic, hypercatalectic]
n 1: (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last
metrical foot |
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acatalectic
(encz) | acatalectic,akatalektický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
catalectic
(encz) | catalectic,katalestický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hypercatalectic
(encz) | hypercatalectic, adj: |
Acatalectic
(gcide) | Acatalectic \A*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. ?, not
defective at the end; 'a priv. + ? to cease.] (Pros.)
Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A
verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
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Brachycatalectic
(gcide) | Brachycatalectic \Brach`y*cat`a*lec"tic\, n. [Gr. ?; brachy`s
short + ? to leave off; cf. ? incomplete.] (Gr. & Last.
Pros.)
A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.
[1913 Webster] Brachycephalic |
Hypercatalectic
(gcide) | Hypercatalectic \Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L.
hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic.] (Pros.)
Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a
hypercatalectic verse.
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acatalectic
(wn) | acatalectic
adj 1: (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full
number of syllables in the final metrical foot [ant:
catalectic, hypercatalectic]
n 1: (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of
syllables |
catalectic
(wn) | catalectic
adj 1: (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or
more syllables in the final metrical foot [ant:
acatalectic, hypercatalectic]
n 1: (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last
metrical foot |
hypercatalectic
(wn) | hypercatalectic
adj 1: (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end
of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
[ant: acatalectic, catalectic]
n 1: (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or
syllables at the end of the last metrical foot |
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