"hypercatalexis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined in the late 1880s as a back-formation from hypercatalectic, from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκαταληκτικός (huperkatalēktikós), from ὑπερ- (huper-, “over”) + καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “incomplete”) Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|hypercatalectic|nocap=1}} back-formation from hypercatalectic, {{uder|en|la|hypercatalēcticus}} Latin hypercatalēcticus, {{uder|en|grc|ὑπερκαταληκτικός}} Ancient Greek ὑπερκαταληκτικός (huperkatalēktikós) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hypercatalexis (uncountable)
  1. (poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Related terms: acatalectic, catalectic
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