Associations to the word «Catalectic»
Wiktionary
CATALECTIC, adjective. (poetry) Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
CATALECTIC, adjective. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
Dictionary definition
CATALECTIC, noun. (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot.
CATALECTIC, adjective. (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot.
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.