hypercatalectus

hypercatalectus
hypercatalecti N M
faulty verse; verse ending in syllable; verse with one extra foot

Latin-English dictionary. 2013.

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  • Hypercatalectic — Hy per*cat a*lec tic, a. [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypercatalectique. See {Hyper }, and {Catalectic}.] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hyperkatalektisch — hy|per|ka|ta|lek|tisch <aus gleichbed. spätlat. hypercatalecticus, dies über lat. hypercatalectus aus gleichbed. gr. hyperkatálēktos> Hyperkatalexe aufweisend (von Versen); vgl. ↑katalektisch, ↑brachykatalektisch u. ↑akatalektisch …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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