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catalectic vs line of poetry

line of poetry vs catalectic

catalectic and line of poetry both are nouns.

catalectic is an adjective but line of poetry is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catalectic Yes Yes No No
line of poetry Yes No No No
As nouns, line of poetry is a hypernym of catalectic; that is, line of poetry is a word with a broader meaning than catalectic:
  • catalectic: (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
  • line of poetry: a single line of words in a poem
Other hypernyms of catalectic include line of verse.
catalectic (noun) line of poetry (noun)
(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot a single line of words in a poem
catalectic (adjective) line of poetry (adjective)
(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot
Difference between catalectic and line of poetry

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