Hypercatalexis Definition

noun

(poetry) Adding one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse.

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Origin of Hypercatalexis

  • Coined in the late 1880s as Back-formation from hypercatalectic., from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek [script?] (hyperkatalēktikos), from [script?] (hyper) + [script?] (katalēktikos, “incomplete”)

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Words Starting With

HHYHYP

Words Ending With

SISXIS

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hypercatalexis

Words Starting With H and Ending With S

Starts With H & Ends With SStarts With HY & Ends With SStarts With H & Ends With IS

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With H14 Letter Words Ending With S