Acatalectic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acatalectic
       adj : (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full
             number of syllables in the final metrical foot [ant: {catalectic},
              {hypercatalectic}]