catalexis

cat·a·lex·is

 (kăt′l-ĕk′sĭs)

n. pl. cat·a·lex·es (-sēz′)

The absence of one or more syllables in a line of verse, especially in the last foot.

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[Greek katalēxis, from katalēgein, to leave off; see catalectic.]

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catalexis

(ˌkætəˈlɛksɪs)

n

the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry

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catalexis

incompleteness of a foot, wherever it appears in a verse. — catalectic, adj.

See also: Verse

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catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse cadence, metre, meter, measure, beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

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