hypercatalexis — /huy peuhr kat l ek sis/, n., pl. hypercatalexes / kat l ek seez/. Pros. the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse. [1885 1890; see HYPERCATALECTIC, SIS] * * * ▪ prosody in prosody, the occurrence of an… … Universalium
hypercatalexis — noun (plural hypercatalexes) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1890 the occurrence of an additional syllable after the final complete foot or dipody in a line of verse • hypercatalectic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypercatalexis — noun Adding one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse See Also: acatalectic, catalectic … Wiktionary
hypercatalexis — hy·per·catalexis … English syllables
hypermeter — noun Etymology: Late Latin hypermetrus hypercatalectic, from Greek hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, from hyper + metron measure, meter Date: circa 1656 1. a verse marked by hypercatalexis 2. a period comprising more than two or three … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypercatalectic — adjective see hypercatalexis … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypercatalectic — a. having extra syllable(s) at end of verse line. ♦ hypercatalexis, n … Dictionary of difficult words
