hypercatalectic
Meanings
adj
- Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).
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Etymology
Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).
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