CATALECTIC

catalectic

(adjective) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot

catalectic

(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

catalectic

(poetry) 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

catalectic (plural catalectics)

(poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cat`a*lec"tic, a. Etym: [L. catalecticus, Gr.

1. (Pros.)

Definition: Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.

2. (Photog. & Chem.)

Definition: Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. Abney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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