Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catalectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catalec-tic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

adj

incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light"

Etymology

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καταληκτικός

Inflected Forms

catalectics (plural)

Derived Forms

catalecticant dicatalectic

Frequently Paired Words

catalexis acatalectic brachycatalectic hypercatalectic hypercatalexis

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic eutectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic pyrectic

Questions

What does catalectic mean?: (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
Where does catalectic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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