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ictus
- /ˈɪktəs/ UK
- /ˈɪktuːs/ UK
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“to hit, strike”).
noun ictus · ictuses · ictusses
- The pulse.
- A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
- The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
- In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.
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noun stroke
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Talk about this word "ictus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ictus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ictus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ictus "ictus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ictus.Cite this
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title = {ictus},
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