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END-STOPPED

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end-stopped

  [end-stopt]
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–adjective Prosody.
(of a line of verse) ending at the end of a syntactic unit that is usually followed by a pause in speaking and a punctuation mark in writing.
Origin:
1875–80
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end-stopped   (ěnd'stŏpt')
adj.  Ending in a syntactic and rhythmic pause. Used of a line of verse or a couplet.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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