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Webster 1913 Edition


Hypercatalectic

Hyˊper-catˊa-lec′tic

,
Adj.
[L.
hypercatalecticus
,
hypercatalectus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
hypercatalectique
. See
Hyper-
, and
Catalectic
.]
(Pros.)
Having a syllable or two beyond measure;
as, a
hypercatalectic
verse
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hypercatalectic

HYPERCATALEC'TIC

,
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.

Definition 2024


hypercatalectic

hypercatalectic

English

Adjective

hypercatalectic (comparative more hypercatalectic, superlative most hypercatalectic)

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

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