kataleksa

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See also: akataleksą

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈlɛk.sa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛksa
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧lek‧sa

Noun

kataleksa f

  1. (poetry, prosody) catalectic (a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot)
    Antonym: akataleksa

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