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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acatalectic \A*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. acatalecticus Gr ?, not defective at the end 'a priv. + ? to cease.] (Pros.) Not defective; complete; as an acatalectic verse. -- n. A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acatalectic adj : (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot [ant: {catalectic}, {hypercatalectic}]
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