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hypermeter

noun
hy·​per·​me·​ter | \ hÄ«-ˈpÉ™r-mÉ™-tÉ™r How to pronounce hypermeter (audio) \

Definition of hypermeter

1 : a verse marked by hypercatalexis
2 : a period comprising more than two or three cola

Other Words from hypermeter

hypermetric \ ËŒhÄ«-​pÉ™r-​ˈme-​trik How to pronounce hypermetric (audio) \ or hypermetrical \ ËŒhÄ«-​pÉ™r-​ˈme-​tri-​kÉ™l How to pronounce hypermetrical (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of hypermeter

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for hypermeter

Late Latin hypermetrus hypercatalectic, from Greek hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, from hyper- + metron measure, meter

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