catalexis
[ kat-l-ek-sis ]
/ ˌkæt lˈɛk sɪs /
noun, plural cat·a·lex·es [kat-lek-seez] /ˌkætˈlɛk siz/. Prosody.
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.
Origin of catalexis
Words nearby catalexis
catagenesis,
catalan,
catalase,
catalectic,
catalepsy,
catalexis,
catalin,
catalina island,
catalo,
catalog,
catalog code