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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., fr.

icere

ictum

, to strike.]

(Pros.)

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

(Med.)

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

See also: ictus

ictūs pl

(rare) plural of ictus
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ictūs.