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catalectic

Adjective

cat=a=lec=tic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

catalectic(n = noun.communication) - (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot;

Derived forms adjective catalectic₁, noun catalexis₁

catalectic(a = adj.all) - (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot;

Derived forms noun catalectic₁, noun catalexis₁

catalectic, a. [L. catalecticus, Gr. incomplete, fr. to leave off; kata` down, wholly + lh`gein to stop.].

Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse. [1913 Webster]
Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. Abney. [1913 Webster]