English Explanatory Dictionary

hypermonosyllable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word of multiple syllables, such as "power", when presented (e.g. in poetry) as having only one syllable.

Word forms

hypermonosyllable hypermonosyllables

Etymology

From hyper- + monosyllable; coined by the poet Robert Bridges.

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