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Metrical beat
Answer for the clue "Metrical beat ", 5 letters:
ictus
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n. (context rare English) (plural of ictus English)
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Ictus may refer to:
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Ictus \Ic"tus\, n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.] (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis . (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
Usage examples of ictus.
She could only repeat her demand, in a cry that reached its ictus in a sob.