Adjective: hypercatalectic `hIpur`katu'lektik- (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
Noun: hypercatalectic `hIpur`katu'lektik- (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
Type of: line of poetry, line of verse Antonym: acatalectic, catalectic Encyclopedia: Hypercatalectic |