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proceleusmatic

proceleusmatic noun: a metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.

Noun

proceleusmatic (plural proceleusmatics)

  1. A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.

Adjective

proceleusmatic (comparative more proceleusmatic, superlative most proceleusmatic)

  1. Inciting; animating; encouraging.
    • The ancient proceleusmatic song , by which the rowers of gallies were animated , may be supposed to have been of this kind1775, Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
  2. (not comparable) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.

Forms of proceleusmatic

Noun
pluralproceleusmatics
Adjective
comparativemore proceleusmatic
superlativemost proceleusmatic

Origin of proceleusmatic

From Latin proceleusmaticus, from Ancient Greek προκελευσματικός (prokeleusmatikós), to rouse to action beforehand, to incite.

Questions about proceleusmatic

What does proceleusmatic mean?
Proceleusmatic means a metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
What part of speech is proceleusmatic?
Proceleusmatic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of proceleusmatic?
The plural of proceleusmatic is proceleusmatics.

Words near proceleusmatic in the dictionary

  1. proceedeth
  2. proceeding
  3. proceedings
  4. proceeds
  5. procelariiform
  6. proceleusmatic
  7. proceleusmatics
  8. Procell
  9. procellarian
  10. procellarians
  11. procellarid

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