Dictionary Check: hypercatalectic

"hypercatalectic" is a valid word!

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Definition

adjective

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

noun

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

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