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Meaning of word hypercatalectic from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

hypercatalectic   noun

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

hypercatalectic   adjective

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

(verse) metrically complete. Especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot.

acatalectic

(verse) metrically incomplete. Especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot.

catalectic