Associations to the word «Acatalectic»

Noun

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Wiktionary

ACATALECTIC, adjective. (poetry) (prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.
ACATALECTIC, noun. (poetry) (prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables

Dictionary definition

ACATALECTIC, noun. (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables.
ACATALECTIC, adjective. (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot.

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