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    ACATALECTIC

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllablesplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("acatalectic" is a kind of...):

    line of poetry; line of verse (a single line of words in a poem)

    Domain category:

    metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)

    Derivation:

    acatalectic ((verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical footplay

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Antonym:

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

    hypercatalectic ((verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot)

    Derivation:

    acatalectic ((prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables)

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