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proceleusmatic

[ pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh- ]

adjective

  1. inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  2. Prosody.
    1. noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
    2. pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.


noun

  1. Prosody. a proceleusmatic foot.

proceleusmatic

/ ˌprɒsɪluːsˈmætɪk /

adjective

  1. denoting or consisting of a metrical foot of four short syllables
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a proceleusmatic metrical foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proceleusmatic1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikós the name of the metrical foot, equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + keleusmat- (stem of kéleusma “summons,” derivative of keleúein “to rouse to action, command”) + -ikos -ic
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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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