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hypercatalectic definition

hyper·cata·lec·tic (-kat′ə lek′tik)

adjective

having one or more extra syllables following the last regular measure: said of a line of verse

Etymology: LL hypercatalecticus < Gr hyperkatalēktikos: see hyper- & catalectic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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