hypercatalectic

noun

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

adjective

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

Roots

hyperhyper- · Greek · over, beyond katacata- · Greek · down legeinlect- · Greek · to leave off, cease ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to

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Where does hypercatalectic come from?

The word hypercatalectic breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, beyond”); cata-, from Greek kata (“down”); lect, from Greek legein (“to leave off, cease”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.