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HAPAX LEGOMENON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hapax legomenon mean? 

HAPAX LEGOMENON (noun)
  The noun HAPAX LEGOMENON has 1 sense:

1. a word with a special meaning used for a special occasionplay

  Familiarity information: HAPAX LEGOMENON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAPAX LEGOMENON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

hapax legomenon; nonce word

Hypernyms ("hapax legomenon" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)


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