rove-over

rove-over
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: probably from rove (VI) + over
: having an extrametrical syllable at the end of one line that forms a foot with the first syllable of the next line — used of a type of verse in sprung rhythm

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/rohv"oh'veuhr/, adj. Pros.
(in sprung rhythm) of or pertaining to the completion of a metrical foot, incomplete at the end of one line, with a syllable or syllables from the beginning of the next line.

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roveˈ-over adjective
(of a kind of verse in sprung rhythm) having an extra syllable at the end of one line, which forms a foot with the beginning of the next line
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