HYPERMETER


Meaning of HYPERMETER in English

hīˈpərməd.ər noun

Etymology: Late Latin hypermeter, hypermetrus hypercatalectic, from Greek hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, from hyper- + -metros (akin to metron measure, meter) — more at measure

1. : a hypercatalectic verse

2. : a period comprising more than two or three cola — called also hypermetron

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