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Definition of Hypercatalectic
1. Noun. (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot.
2. Adjective. (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot.
Definition of Hypercatalectic
1. a. Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse.
Definition of Hypercatalectic
1. [adj]