catalectic

noun

  1. 1

    A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

adjective

  1. 1

    Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

  2. 2

    Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

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