Meaning Of The Word Catalexis

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Catalexis Meaning

Catalexis Definition
Catalexis Definition

What's The Definition Of Catalexis?

catalexis in American English
noun: the absence of a syllable at the beginning or end of a line of metrical verse resulting in an incomplete foot, most often occurring in the last foot at the end of a verse; a catalectic line

catalexis in British English
noun: the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry

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