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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables
2. 2
   (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

catalectichypercatalectic

Etymology

From Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληκτος (akatálēktos, “leaving off”).

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