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Showing words for CATALECTIC using the English dictionary
10 Letter Words for Catalectic
catalectic
8 Letter Words for Catalectic
calicate, tactical
7 Letter Words for Catalectic
altaite, atactic, calaite, calcate, calcite, cattail, ectatic, laccaic, lactate, lattice, lectica, tactile
6 Letter Words for Catalectic
accite, acetal, acetic, acetla, aecial, alaite, alcaic, altaic, atelic, atteal, attica, attice, attila, caccia, cactal, caecal, calcic, cattie, cattle, celiac, celtic, cicala, cicale, laccic, lactic, laetic, latite, lettic, tactic, tailet, talite, tecali, tectal, tictac, tietac
5 Letter Words for Catalectic
acale, acate, accel, aceta, aecia, aetat, alate, alcea, alice, aliet, alite, atilt, attal, attic, attle, cacei, cacti, calci, calic, catel, ccitt, cecal, cecca, cecil, cetic, cital, cleat, clite, eclat, ectal, elaic, ictal, ileac, lacca, lacet, laeti, latte, licca, licet, tacca, tacet, tacit, talea, tatie, tecta, telia, telic, tical, ticca, title
4 Letter Words for Catalectic
acca, acce, acct, acle, acta, aiel, aile, alae, alai, alca, alce, alec, alia, atle, atli, atta, atte, caca, cace, caci, caic, calc, cate, ceca, ceil, celt, ceti, ciel, cite, clat, clit, eccl, eila, etat, etic, iaea, ilea, ital, itel, lace, laet, laic, lait, lata, late, lati, leat, lect, lett, lice, lite, taal, tace, tact, tael, tail, tait, tala, talc, tale, tali, tate, teal, teat, teca, teil, tela, teli, telt, tice, tile, tilt, tite
3 Letter Words for Catalectic
aal, acc, ace, act, aia, ail, ait, ala, alc, ale, alt, ate, att, cai, cal, cat, cel, cia, cie, cit, cli, cte, eat, ecc, ect, ela, eli, elt, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ile, ita, laa, lac, lai, lat, lca, lea, lei, let, lie, lit, taa, tai, tal, tat, tea, tec, tel, tet, tic, tie, til, tit, tlc
Definitions for Catalectic
[1] (of a line of verse) lacking part of the last foot; metrically incomplete, as the second line of One more unfortunate,/Weary of breath.
[2] a catalectic line of verse.
[3] prosody (of a line of verse) having an incomplete final foot
Words nearby Catalectic
catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, catalan, catalase, catalectic, catalepsy, catalexis, catalin, catalina island, catalo
Origin of Catalectic
1580–90; < Late Latin catalēcticus < Greek katalēktikós incomplete, equivalent to katalēk-, variant stem of katalḗgein to leave off (kata- cata- + lḗgein to end) + -tikos -tic
Word origin for Catalectic
C16: via Late Latin from Greek katalēktikos incomplete, from katalēgein, from kata- off + lēgein to stop