proceleusmatic: Meaning and Definition of

proc•e•leus•mat•ic

Pronunciation: (pros"u-ls-mat'ik, prō"su-), [key]
— adj.
  1. inciting, animating, or inspiring.
    1. noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
    2. pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
—n.
  1. a proceleusmatic foot.
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