catalectic

Meaning

Adj

1. (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
2. 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.

Translations

catalèctic

katalektisch

catalectique

catalettico

cataletto

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Etymology

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).