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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