hapax legomenon
hapax legomenon · hapax legomena
гапакс
Hapax Legomenon, Hapaxlegomenon
A word occurring only once in a given corpusA word occurring only once in a given corpus.
UK/ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/US/ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɑ.məˌnɑn/
» It's difficult to ascertain the meaning of a hapax legomenon.
Meaning
1 sensesA word occurring only once in a given corpus.
Hapaxlegomenon, Hapax Legomenon, Hapax legomenon
гапаксgapaks
More definitions
- a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
Examples
1 sentencesIt's difficult to ascertain the meaning of a hapax legomenon.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
word occurring only once:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
word occurring only once:
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπFrom Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō, “say”).
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Forms
plural: hapax legomenaSynonyms
2 synonymshapax
Close in meaning
- a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion:nonce word
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular