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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{etyl|LL.|en}} {{m|la|acatalēcticus}}, from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|akatalēktikos|ακατάληκτος|leaving off}}
{{etyl|LL.|en}} {{m|la|acatalēcticus}}, from {{der|en|grc|akatalēktikos|ακατάληκτος|leaving off}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 10:37, 23 February 2017

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ακατάληκτος (akatálēktos, leaving off)

Pronunciation

Adjective

acatalectic (not comparable)

  1. (poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.

Translations

Noun

acatalectic (plural acatalectics)

  1. (poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables