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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypermeter

Hy-per′me-ter

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] beyond all measure;
ὑπέρ
over, beyond + [GREEK] measure: cf. F.
hypermètre
.]
1.
(Pros.)
A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.
2.
Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard.
When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an
hypermeter
.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hypermeter

HYPER'METER

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Noun.
[Gr. beyond, and measure.] Anything greater than the ordinary standard of measure.
A verse is called a hypermeter, when it contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure. When this is the case, the following line begins with a vowel, and the redundant syllable of the former line blends with the first of the following, and they are read as one syllable.

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