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hypermeter

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + meter.

  1. derived from μέτρον
  2. derived from metrum
  3. derived from metre
  4. inherited from meter
  5. inherited from meter
  6. prefixed as hypermeter — “hyper + meter”

Definitions

  1. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.

  2. A period with a redundant syllable.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hypermeter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA