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hypercatalectic

adjective noun

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

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Word length
15
Starts with
H
Ends with
C
Contains
YP
Scrabble score
29

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adjective

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

noun

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

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