Catalectic Definition
kătl-ĕktĭk
adjective
Lacking a syllable, esp. in the last foot.
Webster's New World
Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.
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Origin of Catalectic
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Late Latin catalēcticus from Greek katalēktikos from katalēgein to leave off kata- intensive pref. cata– lēgein to cease, terminate slēg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikos, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατά (kata, “down, wholly”) + ληκτικός (lēktikos, “causing to stop”)
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