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English
Etymology
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατά (katá, “down, wholly”) + ληκτικός (lēktikós, “causing to stop”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
catalectic
- (poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
- 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
Translations
Noun
catalectic (plural catalectics)
- (poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French catalectique.
Adjective
catalectic m or n (feminine singular catalectică, masculine plural catalectici, feminine and neuter plural catalectice)
- catalectic
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