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feminine ending
noun
- Prosody. an unaccented syllable at the close of a line of poetry, often one that is added to the metrical pattern as an extra syllable.
- Grammar. a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: In Latin -ā is a feminine ending for the ablative case in the singular.
feminine ending
noun
- prosody an unstressed syllable at the end of a line of verse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feminine ending1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Another feminine ending among the Anglo-Saxons was gith, which, as elsewhere noted, I have supposed to mean woman or goddess.
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In the second stanza we have the same measure with feminine ending.
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On this account some speak of three accents in the first half line, with a feminine ending.
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A simple check-mark in the sixth or seventh column indicates respectively a case of enjambement or of feminine ending.
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When preceded by the feminine word pars, the feminine ending is used (antica).
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