brachycatalectic

noun

A verse that is two syllables short for a metre.

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Meanings

nounbrachycatalectic (plural brachycatalectics)

plural brachycatalectics

  1. communicationsA verse that is two syllables short for a metre.

Origin

From brachy- + catalectic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brachycatalectic

eclectichecticdialecticsymplecticeutecticsmecticanorecticapoplecticpecticacatalecticacathecticanalecticanatecticantiapoplecticanticachecticanticataplecticanticathecticantiplecticcachecticcatalecticcataplecticcatatecticcathecticcosymplectic
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APA

brachycatalectic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycatalectic

MLA

“brachycatalectic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycatalectic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachycatalectic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycatalectic.

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