A-căt/a-lēc'tic1, n.
n. [Lat. acatalecticus, Gr. ἀκατάληκτος, not defective at the end, from ἀ priv. and καταλήγειν, to cease.] (Pros.) A verse which has the complete number of syllables without defect or superfluity. Johnson.
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n. [Lat. acatalecticus, Gr. ἀκατάληκτος, not defective at the end, from ἀ priv. and καταλήγειν, to cease.] (Pros.) A verse which has the complete number of syllables without defect or superfluity. Johnson.
a. (Pros.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse.