Hȳ'-per-căt'a-lēc'tic, a.

a. [Gr. ὑπερκαταληκτικός and ὑπερκατάληκτος, from ὑπέρ, over, beyond, and καταληκτικός; Lat. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Fr. hypercatalectique. See CATALECTIC.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond the regular measure; — said of a verse.