hyperadaptation
A greater than normal adaptationA greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation.
(uncountable, usually)The overapplication of phonological adaptations from one language variety to another beyond what is justified by the etymological correspondences between the two varieties, resulting in artificial, ahistorical forms that are not part of either variety; sometimes done as a form of exaggeration for stylistic effect.
(uncountable, usually)A term coined via this process.
Forms
plural: hyperadaptations| Singular | hyperadaptation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymshyperdialectalismhyperdialectism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable