/ Dictionary / Index H hypercatalectic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hy•per•cat•a•lec•tic Pronunciation: (hī"pur-kat"l-ek'tik), [key] — adj. Pros. (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Cf. acatalectic (def. 2), Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hypercatalectic (Thesaurus) hypercalciuria hypercatalexis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language