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单词 proceleusmatic
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proceleusmatic

[ pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh- ]
/ ˌprɒs ə lusˈmæt ɪk, ˌproʊ sə- /

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.

Origin of proceleusmatic

1700–10; <Late Latin proceleusmaticus<Greek prokeleusmatikós literally, calling for incitement, equivalent to pro-pro-2 + keleusmat- (stem of kéleusma summons, derivative of keleúein to rouse to action) + -ikos-ic

Words nearby proceleusmatic

procedural agreement, procedure, proceed, proceeding, proceeds, proceleusmatic, procellas, procellous, procentriole, procephalic, procercoid
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Example sentences from the Web for proceleusmatic

  • The proceleusmatic foot, or four short syllables, instead of the dactyl; scen.

    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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