procatalectic

procatalectic
\(|)prō+\ adjective
Etymology: pro- (I) + catalectic
prosody : lacking the unaccented part of the first foot

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procatalectic, a. Pros. rare.
(prəʊkætəˈlɛktɪk)
[f. pro-2 + catalectic.]
Of a verse: Catalectic in its former colon.
T. F. Barham tr. Hephæstion 195.

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  • procatalectic — pro·catalectic …   English syllables

  • procatalectic —   a. with unaccented part of first metrical foot lacking …   Dictionary of difficult words

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