a·cat·a·lec·tic ( -k t l- k t k)adj. Having a metrically complete pattern, especially having the full number of syllables in the final foot. Used of verse. [Late Latin acatal  cticus, from Greek akatalktikos : a-, not; see a-1 + katalktikos, incomplete; see catalectic.] |
acatalectic [æˌkætəˈlɛktɪk] Prosody
adj
(Literature / Poetry) having the necessary number of feet or syllables, esp having a complete final foot
n
(Literature / Poetry) a verse having the full number of syllables
[via Late Latin from Greek akatalēktikos. See a-1, catalectic]
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| Noun | 1. | acatalectic - (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables line of poetry, line of verse - a single line of words in a poem |
| Adj. | 1. |  acatalectic - (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical footcatalectic - (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot hypercatalectic - (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot |
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