English adjective: hypercatalectic | |||
1. | hypercatalectic (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot | ||
Antonyms | acatalectic, catalectic | ||
English noun: hypercatalectic | |||
1. | hypercatalectic (communication) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | line of poetry, line of verse | ||
Domain category | metrics, prosody | ||