hypercatalectic

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  1. adjective Having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete line of verse or in a metrical foot.

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  1. Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Greek huperkatalēktikos : huper-, hyper- + katalēktikos, incomplete; see catalectic.

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  1. from Latin hypercatalecticus, equivalent to hypercatalectus, from Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος, from ὑπέρ, over, beyond, + καταληκτός, stopping off: see catalectic
 

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/haɪpərkætəˈlɛktɪk/
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