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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HYPERMETRICAL

a.Exceeding the common measure; having a redundant syllable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYPERMETRICAL

HYPERMETRICAL Hy `per *met "ric *al, a.

 

Defn: Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.