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Meaning of ACATALECTIC

Pronunciation:  ey`kat'lektik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot
 
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 Antonyms: catalectic, hypercatalectic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. ?, not
defective at the end; 'a priv. + ? to cease.] (Pros.)
Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A
verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
 

 

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