hypercatalectic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

hypercatalectic

Etymology

Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).

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