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hypermeter

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hy=per=me=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

hypermetern. [Gr. beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond + measure: cf. F. hypermètre.].
  •  A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard.  [1913 Webster]
    "When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter."  [1913 Webster]

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