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ictus
[ ik-tuhs ]
noun
, plural ic·tus·es, ic·tus.
- Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Pathology.
- an epileptic seizure.
- a stroke, especially a cerebrovascular accident.
ictus
/ ˈɪktəs /
noun
- prosody metrical or rhythmic stress in verse feet, as contrasted with the stress accent on words
- med a sudden attack or stroke
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Derived Forms
- ˈictal, adjective
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Other Words From
- ictic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ictus1
1700–10; < Latin: stroke, thrust, equivalent to īc ( ere ) to strike with a weapon + -tus suffix of v. action
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ictus1
C18: from Latin icere to strike
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Example Sentences
The points which seem to mark the ictus, or rhythmical accent, are found on the first syllable of each of these two feet.
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The metrical accent or ictus was marked in ancient notation by points placed over the accented syllable.
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Havena I missed the chance to turn out as clarissimus an ictus, as auld Grunwiggin himself?
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O, you mean juris-consultus—Ictus is an abbreviation for juris-consultus.
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Latterly, the underlying metrical ictus is at times hard to detect.
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