extrametrical

American

[ek-struh-me-tri-kuhl] / ˌɛk strəˈmɛ trɪ kəl /

adjective

Prosody.

containing one or more syllables in addition to those required by the meter.

an extrametrical line.

Etymology

Origin of extrametrical

First recorded in 1860–65; extra- + metrical

Example Sentences

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This last example is also an instance of another practice, by modern judgement a license, viz. making a line end with two unaccented ‘extrametrical’ syllables.

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