'Hypermetrical verse' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypermetrical verse'

From: GCIDE
  • Hypermetrical \Hy`per*met"ric*al\, a. Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. [1913 Webster]
  • Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure. Hypermetropia