proceleusmatic

proceleusmatic

English

Etymology

Latin proceleusmaticus, from Ancient Greek προκελευσματικὸς (prokeleusmatikòs), to rouse to action beforehand, to incite.

Noun

proceleusmatic (plural proceleusmatics)

1. (poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.

Adjective

proceleusmatic (comparative more proceleusmatic, superlative most proceleusmatic)

1. Inciting; animating; encouraging.
   • 1775, Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

     The ancient proceleusmatic song , by which the rowers of gallies were animated , may be supposed to have been of this kind

2. (poetry, not comparable) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each.

Translations

consisting of four short syllables

French: procéleusmatique (fr)