catalectic
/ˌkatəˈlɛktɪk
/adjective Prosody
(Of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot.The concept of catalexis and the catalectic verse is important in the study of the anapaestic dimeter....
- A minus sign in the notation indicates the line is catalectic, a plus sign indicates a hypermetric line.
- The lines gradually increase from a trochaic monometer catalectic to a complicated decamter of spondees, anapaests, paeons, and dactyls.
noun
A line lacking a syllable in the last foot.
Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein 'leave off'.
Rhymes
- perinuclear
- periocular
- period
- periodate
- period costume
- period doubling
- periodic
- periodic acid
- periodic acid–Schiff
- periodical
- periodical cicada
- periodically
- periodical month
- periodicalness
- periodical stream
- periodic classification
- periodic comet
- periodic detention
- periodic error
- periodic function
- periodicity
- periodic law
- periodic system
- periodic table
- periodic time