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noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

2.adjectiveSaid of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

3.adjectiveIncomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance

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