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Meaning of catalectic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
  2. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

Equivalents

Deutsch katalektisch
Polski katalektyczny

Examples

“The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cataleptic cataleptical cataleptiform cataleptoid catallactic catalogable

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