catalectic
ca·ta·lec·tic
adjective
1.
(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot
Origin
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis).
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