(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:36:21

A*cat`a*lec"tic (#), a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. , not defective at the end; priv. + to cease.] Pros.

Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse.

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n.

A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.

 

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