acatalectic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
  2. adjective (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot

Etymology

From Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκατάληκτος (akatálēktos, “leaving off”).

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