brachycatalexis

brachycatalexis
brachy·catalexis

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  • brachycatalexis — “+ noun Etymology: Late Latin, modification of Greek brachykatalēxia, from brachykatalēktos + ia y Greek & Latin prosody : omission of two syllables at the end of a verse composed of the larger metrical units (as dipodies) …   Useful english dictionary

  • brachycatalectic — |brakē+ adjective Etymology: Greek brachykatalēktos (from brachy + assumed katalēktos, verbal of katalēgein to leave off, stop, from kata cata + lēgein to stop, cease, leave off) + English ic; akin to Greek lagaros slack, thin more at slack …   Useful english dictionary

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