hypercatalectic
English
Etymology
Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).
Adjective
hypercatalectic (not comparable)
- (poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).
Derived terms
- hypercatalexis
Related terms
- acatalectic
- catalectic
Translations
having an extra syllable
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