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adjective
Date: 1877
marked by a logical or rhetorical pause at the end <an end-stopped line of verse> — compare run-on
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
end-stopped
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end-stopped — [end′stäpt΄] adj. Prosody designating or of a line of verse that ends with a natural syntactic pause, usually indicated by a mark of punctuation: cf. ENJAMBMENT, RUN ON (adj. 2) … English World dictionary
end-stopped — end′ stopped adj. pro (of a line of verse) ending coterminously with a syntactic and logical unit • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
end-stopped — adjective (verse) having a rhetorical pause at the end of each line • Ant: ↑run on * * * adjective : marked by a grammatical pause at the end used of verse, especially of blank verse; compare run on * * * /end stopt /, adj. Pros. (of a line of… … Useful english dictionary
end-stopped — /end stopt /, adj. Pros. (of a line of verse) ending at the end of a syntactic unit that is usually followed by a pause in speaking and a punctuation mark in writing. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
end-stopped — /ˈɛnd stɒpt/ (say end stopt) adjective of lines of verse at the end of each of which there is a pause …
end-stopped — adjective (of verse) having a pause at the end of each line … English new terms dictionary
End-stopping — is a feature in poetry in which the syntactic unit (phrase, clause, or sentence) corresponds in length to the line. Its opposite is enjambment, where the sense runs on into the next line. According to A. C. Bradley, a line may be called end… … Wikipedia
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end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… … English dictionary
Stopped Out — The execution of a stop loss order. Stopped out refers to when an investor predetermines a price at which they want to sell if the stock s price falls, they place a stop loss order. If they purchase a stock for $35 a share and doesn t want to… … Investment dictionary
