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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.
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