nonictus

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noun

The absence of ictus.

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Meanings

nounnonictus (countable and uncountable, plural nonictus or nonictuses)

plural nonictuses

  1. countableuncountableThe absence of ictus.

    The strong (ictic) positions in the English iamb are predominantly stressed, the weak (nonictic) positions are predominantly unstressed; that is, the mean ratio of missing ictic stresses and of stressed syllables on nonictuses may reach 25%, ...

    2014, Paul Kiparsky, Gilbert Youmans, Rhythm and Meter, →ISBN, page 149

Origin

From non- + ictus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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