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catalectics

catalectics is the plural of catalectic.

Meaning of catalectic

Noun

catalectic (plural catalectics)

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

See all 3 meanings of catalectic

Questions about catalectics

What is catalectics the plural of?
Catalectics is the plural of catalectic.

Words near catalectics in the dictionary

  1. Cataldo
  2. Cataldos
  3. catalectic
  4. catalecticant
  5. catalecticants
  6. catalectics
  7. catalepses
  8. catalepsies
  9. catalepsis
  10. catalepsy
  11. cataleptic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catalectics (page history and authors); catalectic (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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