Hypermetrical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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