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acatalectic definition

acata·lec·tic (ā′kat′'l ek′tik)

adjective

having the full number of syllables, esp. in the last foot

Etymology: LL acatalecticus < Gr akatalēktos, incessant < a-, without + katalēgein: see catalectic

noun

an acatalectic line of verse

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