HYPERCATALECTIC

hypercatalectic

(adjective) (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot

hypercatalectic

(noun) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

hypercatalectic (not comparable)

(poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

Source: Wiktionary

Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic, a. Etym: [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic.] (Pros.)

Definition: Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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