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.

 

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