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acatalectic
[ ey-kat-l-ek-tik ]
adjective
- not catalectic; complete.
noun
- a verse having the complete number of syllables in the last foot.
acatalectic
/ 忙藢办忙迟蓹藞濒蓻办迟瑟办 /
adjective
- having the necessary number of feet or syllables, esp having a complete final foot
noun
- a verse having the full number of syllables
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of acatalectic1
From the Late Latin word 补肠补迟补濒脓肠迟颈肠耻蝉, dating back to 1580鈥90. See a- 6, catalectic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of acatalectic1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek 补办补迟补濒脓办迟颈办辞蝉. See a- 1, catalectic
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The former is trochaic鈥攖he latter is octameter acatalectic, alternating with heptameter catalectic repeated in the refrain of the fifth verse, and terminating with tetrameter catalectic.
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French Alexandrines are arranged in couplets, alternately acatalectic with masculine rhymes, and hypercatalectic with feminine rhymes.
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