hypercatalectic

hy·per·cat·a·lec·tic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-per-kat-l-ek-tik]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk/
- /hˌaɪpəkatˈeɪlktɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-per-kat-l-ek-tik]
- /ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk tɪk/

Definitions of hypercatalectic word

adjective hypercatalectic (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Compare acatalectic (def 2), catalectic. 1
noun hypercatalectic Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). 1
adjective hypercatalectic (of a line of verse) having extra syllables after the last foot 0
adjective hypercatalectic having one or more extra syllables following the last regular measure 0

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Origin of hypercatalectic

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; < Late Latin hypercatalēcticus, equivalent to Greek hyperkatálēkt(os) + Latin -icus -ic; see hyper-, catalectic

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Parts of speech for Hypercatalectic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hypercatalectic

hypercatalectic popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for hypercatalectic

adjective hypercatalectic

acatalectic — having the necessary number of feet or syllables, esp having a complete final foot

Just one Antonym for hypercatalectic

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