hapax legomenon

hap·ax le·go·me·non

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hap-aks li-gom-uh-non, hey-paks]
- /ˈhæp æks lɪˈgɒm əˌnɒn, ˈheɪ pæks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hap-aks li-gom-uh-non, hey-paks]
- /ˈhæp æks lɪˈgɒm əˌnɒn, ˈheɪ pæks/

Definitions of hapax legomenon words

noun plural hapax legomenon a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature. 1
noun hapax legomenon a word or phrase occurring only once in a text or other written record 0
noun hapax legomenon A word occurring only once in a given corpus. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85, hapax legomenon is from the Greek word hápax legómenon (thing) once said

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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