Hypercatalectic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete line of verse or in a metrical foot.
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  • adj. Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having a syllable or two beyond measure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In prosody, having an additional syllable or half-foot (thesis or arsis) after the last complete dipody: as, a hypercatalectic colon or verse.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
  • adj. (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    line of poetry    line of verse   
    Form
    hypercatalexis   
     
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