acatalectic
US/ˌeɪˌkæt.əˈlɛk.tɪk/
acatalectic adjective: designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.
Adjective
acatalectic (not comparable)
Noun
acatalectic (plural acatalectics)
- A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables
acatalectic meaning in Tamil and Kannada
acatalectic in Tamil
- அசை குன்றாச் செய்யுள்
acatalectic in Kannada
- ಪೂರ್ಣ, ಅನ್ಯೂನ
Forms of acatalectic
| plural | acatalectics |
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Origin of acatalectic
From Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληκτος (akatálēktos, “leaving off”).
Words that rhyme with acatalectic
- symplectic
- apoplectic
- dialectic
- hectic
- smectic
- analectic
- anorectic
- catalectic
- eclectic
- eutectic
- monolectic
- pectic
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- plectic
- polylectic
- syntectic
- acathectic
- anatectic
- antiapoplectic
- anticachectic
- anticataplectic
- anticathectic
- antiplectic
- brachycatalectic
- cachectic
- cataplectic
- catatectic
- cathectic
- cosymplectic
- cotectic
- countercathectic
- demodectic
- diaplectic
- dicatalectic
- dyslectic
- dystectic
- ecolectic
- ephectic
- hyosymplectic
- hypercatalectic
- hypereutectic
- hypoeutectic
- ideolectic
- idiolectic
- karyorrhectic
- lectic
- metaplectic
- metatectic
- methectic
- metriplectic
- monotectic
- multisymplectic
- nektic
- nondialectic
- noneclectic
- nonsymplectic
- oligolectic
- orectic
- orthosymplectic
- paraplectic
- periplectic
Questions about acatalectic
- What does acatalectic mean?
- Acatalectic means designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot.
- What is acatalectic in Tamil?
- Acatalectic in Tamil is அசை குன்றாச் செய்யுள். See Acatalectic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acatalectic?
- Acatalectic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce acatalectic?
- Acatalectic is pronounced /ˌeɪˌkæt.əˈlɛk.tɪk/ (US).
Words near acatalectic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acatalectic (page history and authors); acatalectic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acatalectic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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