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catalexis

noun cat·a·lex·is \ ˌka-tə-ˈlek-səs \

Definition of catalexis

plural catalexes play \-ˌsēz\
: omission or incompleteness usually in the last foot of a line in metrical verse

Origin and Etymology of catalexis

New Latin, from Greek katalēxis close, cadence, from katalēgein

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