Ictus Definition
ĭktəs
ictuses
noun
Rhythmic or metrical stress, or accent.
Webster's New World
A convulsion, stroke, or sudden attack.
Webster's New World
The accent that falls on a stressed syllable in a line of scanned verse.
American Heritage
The pulse.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ictus
Noun
Singular:
ictus
Plural:
ictusesOrigin of Ictus
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From the Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īcio (“I hit, strike, or smite”; “I stab or sting”).
From Wiktionary
Latin stroke from past participle of īcere to strike
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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