单词 | brachycatalectic |
释义 | > as lemmasbrachycatalectic brachycatalectic adj. Brit. /ˌbrakᵻkatəˈlɛktɪk/ , /ˌbrakᵻkatlˈɛktɪk/ , U.S. /ˌbrækiˌkædəˈlɛktɪk/ Prosody wanting one foot or two syllables. [After post-classical Latin brachycatalecticus (5th cent.; < Hellenistic Greek βραχυκατάληκτος ); compare catalectic adj.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > lacking one foot or two syllables brachycatalectic1821 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 386 The ancients had no such verse as the Iambic trimeter brachycatalectic. < as lemmas |
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