catalectic
Meanings
adj
- (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
- incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
noun
- A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
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Etymology
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).
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