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proceleusmatic

[ pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh- ]
/ ˌprɒs ə lusˈmæt ɪk, ˌproʊ sə- /
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adjective
inciting, animating, or inspiring.
Prosody.
  1. noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
  2. pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
noun
Prosody. a proceleusmatic foot.
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Origin of proceleusmatic

First recorded in 1700–10; from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikós the name of the metrical foot, equivalent to pro- pro-2 + keleusmat- (stem of kéleusma “summons,” derivative of keleúein “to rouse to action, command”) + -ikos -ic

Words nearby proceleusmatic

procedure, proceed, proceeded, proceeding, proceeds, proceleusmatic, procellas, procellous, procephalic, procercoid, process
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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

Word Origin for proceleusmatic

C18: from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, from prokeleuein to drive on, from pro- ² + keleuein to give orders
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