ha·pax le·go·me·non (h  p ks l -g m -nn)n. pl. ha·pax le·go·me·na (-n ) A word or form that occurs only once in the recorded corpus of a given language. [Greek : hapax, once + legomenon, neuter sing. passive participle of legein, to count, say.] |
hapax legomenon [ˈhæpæks ləˈgɒmɪˌnɒn]
n pl hapax legomena [ləˈgɒmɪnə]
(Linguistics) another term for nonce word
[Greek: thing said only once]
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| Noun | 1. | hapax legomenon - a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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