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acatalectic

 [ey-kat-l-ek-tik]  

a·cat·a·lec·tic

   [ey-kat-l-ek-tik] Prosody
adjective
1.
not catalectic; complete.
noun
2.
a verse having the complete number of syllables in the last foot.

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Acatalectic has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
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Origin:
1580–90; < Late Latin acatalēcticus. See a-6, catalectic
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acatalectic (æˌkætəˈlɛktɪk)
 
—adj
1.  having the necessary number of feet or syllables, esp having a complete final foot
 
—n
2.  a verse having the full number of syllables
 
[C16: via Late Latin from Greek akatalēktikos. See a-1, catalectic]

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