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catalexis

catalexis noun: a shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.

Noun

catalexis (plural catalexes)

  1. A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
  2. Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.

Forms of catalexis

pluralcatalexes

Questions about catalexis

What does catalexis mean?
Catalexis means a shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
What part of speech is catalexis?
Catalexis is a noun.
What is the plural of catalexis?
The plural of catalexis is catalexes.

Words near catalexis in the dictionary

  1. cataleptized
  2. cataleptizes
  3. cataleptizing
  4. cataleptoid
  5. catalexes
  6. catalexis
  7. Catalexit
  8. Catalfamo
  9. Catalfamos
  10. Catalina
  11. Catalina coupon

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