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Webster 1913 Edition

Ictus

‖

Ic′tus

,

Noun.

[L., fr.

icere

,

ictum

, to strike.]

1.

(Pros.)

The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf.

.

2.

(Med.)

A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.