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hypermeter

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hy·per·met·ric  (hpr-mtrk)
adj.
1. Having one or more syllables in addition to those found in a standard metrical unit or line of verse.
2. Being one of these additional syllables.
hy·perme·ter (h-pûrm-tr) n.
hyper·metri·cal adj.
hypermeter [haɪˈpɜːmɪtə]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a verse line containing one or more additional syllables
hypermetric  [ˌhaɪpəˈmɛtrɪk], hypermetrical adj
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On the other hand, the very common practice of changing meters in Greek folk music is daringly employed to delineate sections, establish hypermeters or introduce phrase-length irregularities, such as contractions or written-in fermatas.
44 Children's Pieces on Greek Melodies by Yannis Constantinidis: a ... by Vouvaris, Petros / American Music Teacher
 
 
 
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