acatalectic
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a·cat·a·lec·tic
(ā-kăt'l-ĕk'tĭk) 
adj.
Having a metrically complete pattern, especially having the full number of syllables in the final foot. Used of verse.
adj.
Having a metrically complete pattern, especially having the full number of syllables in the final foot. Used of verse.
[Late Latin acatalēcticus, from Greek akatalēktikos : a-, not; see a-1 + katalēktikos, incomplete; see catalectic.]
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Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms:
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acatalectic
acatalectic, possessing the full number of syllables in the final foot (of a metrical verse line); not catalectic.
Noun: acatalexis.
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature:
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acatalectic
acatalectic, metrical term; see METRE, GREEK
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Acatalectic
A verse having the metrically complete number of syllables in the final foot.
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