proceleusmatic (plural proceleusmatics)
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
proceleusmatic (comparative more proceleusmatic, superlative most proceleusmatic)
Inciting; animating; encouraging.
(poetry, not comparable) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.
Source: Wiktionary
Proc`e*leus*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. proceleusmaticus, Gr. procéleusmatique.]
1. Inciting; animating; encouraging. [R.] Johnson.
2. (Pros.)
Definition: Consisting of four short syllables; composed of feet of four short syllables each.
Proc`e*leus*mat"ic, n. (Pros.)
Definition: A foot consisting of four short syllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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