noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
2. 2
   the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse wordnet
3. 3
   Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.

Synonyms

All synonyms

accentanapestbeatcadencecaesuracolon

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