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hypercatalectic

hy·per·ca·talectic

uncommon

adjective

1.

(verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot

Antonyms

Origin

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

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