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Etymology edit

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, leaving off, incomplete) from κατά (katá, down, wholly) + ληκτικός (lēktikós, causing to stop).

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catalectic

  1. (poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
  2. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
    • 1878, William de Wiveleslie Abney, A treatise on photography:
      The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light

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Noun edit

catalectic (plural catalectics)

  1. (poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French catalectique.

Adjective edit

catalectic m or n (feminine singular catalectică, masculine plural catalectici, feminine and neuter plural catalectice)

  1. catalectic

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