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hypercatalectic

[ hahy-per-kat-l-ek-tik ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk /

adjective Prosody.

(of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot.Compare acatalectic (def. 2), catalectic.

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Origin of hypercatalectic

1695–1705; <Late Latin hypercatalēcticus, equivalent to Greek hyperkatálēkt(os) + Latin -icus-ic; see hyper-, catalectic

Words nearby hypercatalectic

hyperboloid, Hyperborean, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercapnia, hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis, hypercementosis, hypercharge, hyperchloremia, hyperchlorhydria
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British Dictionary definitions for hypercatalectic

hypercatalectic
/ (ˌhaɪpəˌkætəˈlɛktɪk) /

adjective

prosody (of a line of verse) having extra syllables after the last foot
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