Meanings
plural proceleusmatics
- communicationsA metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.
comparative more proceleusmatic · superlative most proceleusmatic
- Inciting; animating; encouraging.
The ancient proceleusmatic song , by which the rowers of gallies were animated , may be supposed to have been of this kind
1775, Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - not comparablecommunicationsConsisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπροκελευσματικός
- Latinproceleusmaticus
- Englishproceleusmatic
From Latin proceleusmaticus, from Ancient Greek προκελευσματικός (prokeleusmatikós), to rouse to action beforehand, to incite.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek προκελευσματικός
- προκελευσματικός (prokeleusmatikós)consisting of four short syllables
French procéleusmatique
- procéleusmatiqueconsisting of four short syllables
Greek προκελευσματικός
- προκελευσματικός (prokelefsmatikós)consisting of four short syllables
Italian proceleusmatico
- proceleusmaticoconsisting of four short syllables
Latin proceleusmaticus
- proceleusmaticusconsisting of four short syllables
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