hyper thesis

[Gr., from hyper =above, beyond, and thesis =a placing; tithēmi to place.] Philol.: The transferring of a letter from the syllable to which it properly belongs to another syllable immediately preceding or succeeding, as in Gr. melaina for melania . *hy-per-thět-ic-al. a. [Gr. hyperthetikos , from hyper thesis = a placing over.] Exaggerated, ex ce ive. "These hyper thetical or superlative sort of expre ions and illustrations are too bold and bumbasted."- Chap man: Homer's Iliad , xv. (Comment.)