hypercatalexis
American
[hahy-per-kat-l-ek-sis]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk sɪs /
noun
Prosody.
plural
hypercatalexesEtymology
Origin of hypercatalexis
First recorded in 1885–1890; see origin at hypercatalectic, -sis
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