adj.
- Having one or more syllables in addition to those found in a standard metrical unit or line of verse.
- Being one of these additional syllables.
hypermetrical hy'per·met'ri·cal adj.
hypermetric
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hy·per·met·ric (hī'pər-mĕt'rĭk) 
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adj.
hypermetrical hy'per·met'ri·cal adj.
| Literary Dictionary: hypermetrical |
hypermetrical or hypercatalectic, having an extra syllable or syllables in excess of the normal length of a specified metrical verse line.
See also anacrusis, feminine ending.| Poetry Glossary: Hypermetrical |
A line which contains a redundant syllable or syllables at variance with the regular metrical pattern.
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