catalectic (n)

n06348500

type n
lex_filenum 10
def (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot
Outgoing links
Hypernym line of poetry, line of verse
Domain of synset - TOPIC prosody, metrics
Derivationally related form catalectic → catalexis; catalectic → catalectic
Incoming links
Derivationally related form catalectic → catalectic; catalexis → catalectic
Member of this domain - TOPIC prosody, metrics
Hyponym line of poetry, line of verse

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