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hapax legomenon
[ hap-aks li-gom-uh-non, hey-paks ]
noun
plural hapax legomena
- a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature.
hapax legomenon
/ ˈhæpæks ləˈɡɒmɪˌnɒn /
noun
- another term for nonce word
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hapax legomenon1
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Greek á貹 “once, one time” + óԴDz “(being) said,” neuter singular present passive participle of é “to say”
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hapax legomenon1
Greek: thing said only once
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
It is the commonest word in the lexicon, yet it always reads as a hapax legomenon.
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