What does hypercatalectic mean?
Definitions for hypercatalectic
ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk tɪkhy·per·catalec·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
hypercatalecticadjective
(prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
hypercatalecticadjective
(verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
Wiktionary
hypercatalecticadjective
Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).
Etymology: Recorded from circa 1700; from hypercatalēcticus, from the root of the equivalent (hyperkatalēktikos) (itself from hyper- + (katalēktikos) 'incomplete') + -icus '-ic'.
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hypercatalectic
Hypercatalectic in the field of poetry refers to a line of verse that has one or more extra syllables beyond that which is regular or normal according to the metrical scheme. It is the opposite of catalectic, a line that ends with one or more missing syllables.
Webster Dictionary
Hypercatalecticadjective
having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse
Etymology: [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. : cf. F. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hypercatalectic
hī-per-kat-a-lek′tik, adj. (pros.) having an additional syllable or half-foot after the last complete dipody.—n. Hypercatalex′is.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hypercatalectic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hypercatalectic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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