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catalectic vs line of verse

line of verse vs catalectic

catalectic and line of verse both are nouns.

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

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

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