proceleusmatic
[ pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh- ]
adjective
inciting, animating, or inspiring.
Prosody.
noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
noun
Prosody. a proceleusmatic foot.
Origin of proceleusmatic
1Words Nearby proceleusmatic
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How to use proceleusmatic in a sentence
The proceleusmatic foot, or four short syllables, instead of the dactyl; scen.
British Dictionary definitions for proceleusmatic
proceleusmatic
/ (ˌprɒsɪluːsˈmætɪk) prosody /
adjective
denoting or consisting of a metrical foot of four short syllables
noun
a proceleusmatic metrical foot
Origin of proceleusmatic
1C18: from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, from prokeleuein to drive on, from pro- ² + keleuein to give orders
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