hypercatalectic
[ hahy-per-kat-l-ek-tik ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk /
adjective Prosody.
(of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot.
Compare acatalectic(def 2), catalectic.
Origin of hypercatalectic
1695–1705; < Late Latin
hypercatalēcticus, equivalent to Greek
hyperkatálēkt(os) + Latin
-icus
-ic; see
hyper-,
catalectic
Words nearby hypercatalectic
hyperboloid,
hyperborean,
hypercalcemia,
hypercalciuria,
hypercapnia,
hypercatalectic,
hypercatalexis,
hypercementosis,
hypercharge,
hyperchloremia,
hyperchlorhydria
British Dictionary definitions for hypercatalectic
hypercatalectic
/ (ˌhaɪpəˌkætəˈlɛktɪk) /
adjective
prosody
(of a line of verse) having extra syllables after the last foot