Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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catalectic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
hypercatalectic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
catalectic (noun) | hypercatalectic (noun) |
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(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot | (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot |
catalectic (adjective) | hypercatalectic (adjective) |
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(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot | (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot |