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Acatalectic Common

Acatalectic has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables

2

A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables

Adjective
1

(verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot

2

Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot

See Also
hypercatalectic syllables foot verse hypercatalexis acatalectics catalectic
Related Terms
Antonyms
catalectic hypercatalectic
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
line of poetry

Origin

The word comes from the Late Latin term acatalēcticus, which was borrowed from the Ancient Greek akatálēktos. Its original meaning was "leaving off."

Rhyming Words
tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic
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