Acatalectic Definition
ā-kătl-ĕktĭk
adjective
Having a metrically complete pattern, especially having the full number of syllables in the final foot. Used of verse.
American Heritage
Having the full number of syllables, esp. in the last foot.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
An acatalectic line of verse.
Webster's New World
(poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Acatalectic
Noun
Singular:
acatalectic
Plural:
acatalecticsOrigin of Acatalectic
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Late Latin acatalēcticus from Greek akatalēktikos a- not a–1 katalēktikos incomplete catalectic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ακατάληκτος (akatalēktos, “leaving off”)
From Wiktionary
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