'Hypermeter' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypermeter'

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Hypermeter \Hy*per"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond + ? measure: cf. F. hyperm[`e]tre.]
1. (Pros.) A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. [1913 Webster]
2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard. [1913 Webster]
When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter. --Addison. [1913 Webster]