hypermeter

[ hahy-pur-mi-ter ]
nounProsody.

  1. a verse or line containing additional syllables after those proper to the meter.

Origin of hypermeter

1
First recorded in 1650–60; hyper- + -meter

Other words from hypermeter

  • hy·per·met·ric [hahy-per-me-trik], /ˌhaɪ pərˈmɛ trɪk/, hy·per·met·ri·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hypermeter

hypermeter

/ (haɪˈpɜːmɪtə) /

noun

  1. prosody a verse line containing one or more additional syllables

Derived forms of hypermeter

  • hypermetric (ˌhaɪpəˈmɛtrɪk) or hypermetrical, adjective

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