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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Catalectic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to metrical composition, or to measure.

2. CATALECTIC verses, are such as want either feet or syllables.

Catalectic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.

2. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.