Noun
- 1. hypercatalectic, line of poetry, line of verse
- usage: (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
Adjective
- 1. hypercatalectic (vs. acatalectic) (vs. catalectic)
- usage: (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
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