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nonictus

nonictus noun: the absence of ictus.

Noun

nonictus (countable and uncountable, plural nonictus or nonictuses)

  1. The absence of ictus.
    • The strong (ictic) positions in the English iamb are predominantly stressed, the weak (nonictic) positions are predominantly unstressed; that is, the mean ratio of missing ictic stresses and of stressed syllables on nonictuses may reach 25%, ...2014, Paul Kiparsky, Gilbert Youmans, Rhythm and Meter, →ISBN, page 149

Forms of nonictus

pluralnonictus
pluralnonictuses

Origin of nonictus

From non- + ictus.

Questions about nonictus

What does nonictus mean?
Nonictus means the absence of ictus.
What part of speech is nonictus?
Nonictus is a noun.
What is the plural of nonictus?
The plural of nonictus is nonictus.

Words near nonictus in the dictionary

  1. noniced
  2. noniconic
  3. noniconoclastic
  4. nonicosahedral
  5. nonicteric
  6. nonictus
  7. nonictuses
  8. nonidea
  9. nonideal
  10. nonideal gas
  11. nonideal gases

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