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Word of the day: Day 39 Word: Hypercatalexis Word Class: Noun Pronunciation: hahy-per-kat-l-ek-seez Definition(s): the occurrence of an additional syllable after the final complete foot or dipody in a line of verse Examples sentence(s): Like all these things in English, it probably goes better as anapæstic with anacrusis and hypercatalexis. Person who coined: ? First known usage (date): circa 1890 First known usage (which book, poem etc.): ? Etymology: huper (Ancient Greek, meaning over) + katalektikos ( Ancient Greek, meaning incomplete) = huperkatalektikos ————> hypercatalecticus (Latin) ———> hypercatalexis Sources: (Remove the spaces for links) Merriam Webster (ww w.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypercatalexis) Dictionary.com (ww w.dictionary.com/browse/hypercatalexis) Rhymezone (ww w.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=hypercatalexis&typeofrhyme=wke&org1=syl&org2=l&org3=y) Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypercatalexis)