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hypermetric

hypermetric adjective: having or relating to any syllables that are in a line beyond what the meter calls for.

Adjective

hypermetric (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to any syllables that are in a line beyond what the meter calls for.
  2. Larger than normally measured.

Synonyms of hypermetric

Origin of hypermetric

From hyper- + metric.

Questions about hypermetric

What does hypermetric mean?
Hypermetric means having or relating to any syllables that are in a line beyond what the meter calls for.
What part of speech is hypermetric?
Hypermetric is an adjective.

Words near hypermetric in the dictionary

  1. hypermethylome
  2. hypermethylomes
  3. hypermeticulous
  4. hypermeticulousness
  5. hypermetria
  6. hypermetric
  7. hypermetrical
  8. hypermetrically
  9. hypermetrope
  10. hypermetropes
  11. hypermetropia

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