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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024proc•e•leus•mat•ic (pros′ə lo̅o̅s mat′ik, prō′sə-),USA pronunciation adj. - inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- Poetry[Pros.]
- noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
- pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
n. - Poetry[Pros.]a proceleusmatic foot.
- Greek prokeleusmatikós literally, calling for incitement, equivalent. to pro- pro-2 + keleusmat- (stem of kéleusma summons, derivative of keleúein to rouse to action) + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin proceleusmaticus
- 1700–10
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