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Noun
catalectic
Definition: (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
Definition: A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
Adjective
catalectic
Definition: (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot
Definition: Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.