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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
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
hypermeter
hypermeter
English
Noun
hypermeter (plural hypermeters)
- A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllabes beyond the metrum.
- A period with a redundant syllable.