Brăch'y-căt/a-lē/ctĭc, n.

n. [Gr. βραχυκατάληκτος, βραχυκαταληκτικός; βραχύς, short, and καταληκτικός, leaving off, incomplete, from καταλήγειν, to leave off.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.