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proceleusmatic
[ pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh- ]
adjective
- inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- Prosody.
- noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
- pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
noun
- Prosody. a proceleusmatic foot.
proceleusmatic
/ ˌprɒsɪluːsˈmætɪk /
adjective
- denoting or consisting of a metrical foot of four short syllables
noun
- a proceleusmatic metrical foot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proceleusmatic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proceleusmatic1
C18: from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, from prokeleuein to drive on, from pro- ² + keleuein to give orders
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Example Sentences
The proceleusmatic foot, or four short syllables, instead of the dactyl; scen.
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