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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hypercatalectic adj : (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot [ant: {acatalectic}, {catalectic}]
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