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Meaning of HYPERCATALECTIC

Pronunciation:  `hIpur`kat'lektik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
 
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 Antonyms: acatalectic, catalectic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L.
hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
hypercatalectique. See {Hyper-}, and {Catalectic}.] (Pros.)
Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a
hypercatalectic verse.
 

 

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