HYPERMETER


Meaning of HYPERMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpər-mə-tər ]

noun

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

Date: circa 1656

1. : a verse marked by hypercatalexis

2. : a period comprising more than two or three cola

• hy·per·met·ric ˌhī-pər-ˈme-trik or hy·per·met·ri·cal -tri-kəl adjective

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