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| ic·tus [ íktəss ] (plural ic·tus or ic·tus·es) |
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1. medicine
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Same as seizure (sense 2)
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2. stress on syllables: the stress that falls on syllables in poetic rhythm
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| [Early 18th century. < Latin, "stroke" < past participle of icere "strike"] |
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 ic·tal adjective |
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