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.

Words nearby hypercatalectic

hyperboloid, hyperborean, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercapnia, hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis, hypercementosis, hypercharge, hyperchloremia, hyperchlorhydria

Origin of hypercatalectic

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

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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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