EXTRAMETRICAL

Meaning of EXTRAMETRICAL in English

extrametrical BrE AmE ˌeks trə ˈmetr ɪk ə l ◂

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

EXTRAMETRICAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: extra- + metrical : exceeding the usual or prescribed number of syllables in a given meter : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXTRAMETRICAL — /ek'streuh me"tri keuhl/ , adj. Pros. containing one or more syllables in addition to those required by the meter: an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXTRAMETRICAL — in prosody, exceeding the usual or prescribed number of syllables in a given metre. Also, in reference to a syllable …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROVE-OVER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: probably from rove (VI) + over : having an extrametrical syllable at the end of one line …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROVE-OVER — having an extrametrical syllable at the end of one line that forms a foot with the first syllable of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEMININE ENDING — in prosody, a line of verse having an unstressed and usually extrametrical syllable at its end. In the opening lines …
Britannica English vocabulary