Definition of catalectic in English:

catalectic

adjective ˌkatəˈlɛktɪkˌkædəˈlɛktɪk

Prosody

(of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot.
（诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的
Example sentencesExamples
- The Stabat Mater is composed of six-lines stanzas of trochaic dimeters, the third and sixth lines being catalectic.
- A line from which unstressed syllables have been dropped is said to be truncated or catalectic.
- A minus sign in the notation indicates the line is catalectic, a plus sign indicates a hypermetric line.
- The lines gradually increase from a trochaic monometer catalectic to a complicated decamter of spondees, anapaests, paeons, and dactyls.
- The concept of catalexis and the catalectic verse is important in the study of the anapaestic dimeter.

noun ˌkatəˈlɛktɪkˌkædəˈlɛktɪk

A line lacking a syllable in the last foot.
（诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein 'leave off'.

Rhymes

apoplectic, dialectic, eclectic, hectic

Definition of catalectic in US English:

catalectic

adjectiveˌkædəˈlɛktɪkˌkadəˈlektik

Prosody

(of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot.
（诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的
Example sentencesExamples
- A line from which unstressed syllables have been dropped is said to be truncated or catalectic.
- A minus sign in the notation indicates the line is catalectic, a plus sign indicates a hypermetric line.
- The Stabat Mater is composed of six-lines stanzas of trochaic dimeters, the third and sixth lines being catalectic.
- The concept of catalexis and the catalectic verse is important in the study of the anapaestic dimeter.
- The lines gradually increase from a trochaic monometer catalectic to a complicated decamter of spondees, anapaests, paeons, and dactyls.

nounˌkædəˈlɛktɪkˌkadəˈlektik

Prosody

A line lacking a syllable in the last foot.
（诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off’.

词汇	catalectic
释义	Definition of catalectic in English: catalectic adjective ˌkatəˈlɛktɪkˌkædəˈlɛktɪk Prosody (of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot. （诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的 Example sentencesExamples The Stabat Mater is composed of six-lines stanzas of trochaic dimeters, the third and sixth lines being catalectic. A line from which unstressed syllables have been dropped is said to be truncated or catalectic. A minus sign in the notation indicates the line is catalectic, a plus sign indicates a hypermetric line. The lines gradually increase from a trochaic monometer catalectic to a complicated decamter of spondees, anapaests, paeons, and dactyls. The concept of catalexis and the catalectic verse is important in the study of the anapaestic dimeter. noun ˌkatəˈlɛktɪkˌkædəˈlɛktɪk A line lacking a syllable in the last foot. （诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的 Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein 'leave off'. Rhymes apoplectic, dialectic, eclectic, hectic Definition of catalectic in US English: catalectic adjectiveˌkædəˈlɛktɪkˌkadəˈlektik Prosody (of a metrical line of verse) lacking one syllable in the last foot. （诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的 Example sentencesExamples A line from which unstressed syllables have been dropped is said to be truncated or catalectic. A minus sign in the notation indicates the line is catalectic, a plus sign indicates a hypermetric line. The Stabat Mater is composed of six-lines stanzas of trochaic dimeters, the third and sixth lines being catalectic. The concept of catalexis and the catalectic verse is important in the study of the anapaestic dimeter. The lines gradually increase from a trochaic monometer catalectic to a complicated decamter of spondees, anapaests, paeons, and dactyls. nounˌkædəˈlɛktɪkˌkadəˈlektik Prosody A line lacking a syllable in the last foot. （诗行）最后音步中缺失一个音节的 Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin catalecticus, from Greek katalēktikos, from katalēgein ‘leave off’.
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