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hypercatalectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-catalec-tic
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

Etymology

Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hypercatalēcticus, ὑπερκατάληκτος

Derived Forms

hypercatalexis

Frequently Paired Words

acatalectic catalectic

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic eutectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic catalectic

Questions

What does hypercatalectic mean?
Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).
Where does hypercatalectic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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