heteroclite
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heteroclite /ˈhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt/ formal
▶adjective abnormal. ▶noun
- 1 an abnormal thing or person.
- 2 an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun.
– derivatives
heteroclitic adjective.
heteroclitic adjective.
– origin C15: via late L. from Gk heteroklitos, from heteros ‘other’ + -klitos ‘inflected’.
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