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Sporadical

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spo·rad·ic  (sp-rdk, spô-) also spo·rad·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time. See Synonyms at periodic.
2. Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities, as a plant or disease.
3. Isolated; unique: a sporadic example.

[Medieval Latin sporadicus, scattered, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas, sporad-; see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

spo·radi·cal·ly adv.
spo·radi·cal·ness n.


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kilk 'cricket' "through a sporadical sound change l > r" a possible explanation.
 
 
 
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