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