adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

acatalecticcatalectic

Etymology

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

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