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Adj.

[L.

hypercatalecticus

hypercatalectus

, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

hypercatalectique

. See

, and

(Pros.)

Having a syllable or two beyond measure;

as, a

hypercatalectic

verse

Adj.

[Gr. termination.] A hypercatalectic verse, in Greek and Latin poetry, is a verse which has a syllable or two beyond the regular and just measure.