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Hypercatalectic

adjective
1.
(verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot.





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"Hypercatalectic" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dictionary gives de son propre mouvement as one interpretation of the phrase. The meaning would be, 'they are of a most choice and developed instinct in dress.' Cheff or chief suggests the upper third of the heraldic shield, but I cannot persuade the suggestion to further development. The hypercatalectic syllables of a, swiftly spoken, matter little to the verse, especially as ...
— The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623 • George MacDonald


Words linked to "Hypercatalectic" :   metrics, acatalectic, catalectic, line of verse, prosody, line of poetry


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