HYPERCATALEXIS


Meaning of HYPERCATALEXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌka-tə-ˈlek-səs ]

noun

( plural hy·per·cat·a·lex·es -ˈlek-ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1890

: the occurrence of an additional syllable after the final complete foot or dipody in a line of verse

• hy·per·cat·a·lec·tic -ˈlek-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.