CATALEXIS

catalexis

(noun) the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

catalexis (plural catalexes)

A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.

Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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