hypercatalectic

English

Etymology

Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktɪk

Adjective

hypercatalectic (not comparable)

1. (poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

Derived terms

• hypercatalexis

Related terms

• acatalectic
• catalectic

Translations

having an extra syllable

• French: hypercatalectique (fr)
• Spanish: hipercataléctico