English dictionary

catalectic

/,k/&/t'/-/l/E/kt/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot

adj.all

Antonyms hypercatalectic

Source: WordNet 3.0
Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a <i>catalectic</i> verse.

adjective

Source: webster1913

(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0