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extrametrical

[ ek-struh-me-tri-kuhl ]

adjective

, Prosody.
  1. containing one or more syllables in addition to those required by the meter:

    an extrametrical line.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of extrametrical1

First recorded in 1860–65; extra- + metrical

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