"hypermeter" meaning in English

See hypermeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hypermeters [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- + meter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|meter}} hyper- + meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypermeter (plural hypermeters)
  1. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.
    Sense id: en-hypermeter-en-noun-wenDRpbJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. A period with a redundant syllable.
    Sense id: en-hypermeter-en-noun-OXyz9G3A Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hyper- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypermetric, hypermetrical

Inflected forms

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