Definitions for catalectic

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catalectic cat·a·lec·tic

Spelling: [kat-l-ek-tik]

IPA: /ˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk/

Catalectic is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 233 anagrams from letters in catalectic (aaccceiltt).

Definitions for catalectic

noun

1. a catalectic line of verse.

adjective

1. (of a line of verse) lacking part of the last foot; metrically incomplete, as the second line of One more unfortunate,/Weary of breath.

Origin of catalectic

1580-90; Late Latin catalēcticus Greek katalēktikós incomplete, equivalent to katalēk-, variant stem of katalḗgein to leave off (kata- cata- + lḗgein to end) + -tikos

Examples for catalectic

In like manner the catalectic iambic tetrameter is broken up by inserted rhyme into two short verses, viz.

Here the alternate lines are catalectic, both light syllables being wanting.