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hapax legomenon


(plural legomena), "word occurring only once," Greek, literally "once said," from hapax "once only" + legomenon, neuter passive present participle of legein "to say& [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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hapax legomenon


a word for which only one use is recorded, or that appears only once in a particular area of literature; "a thing once said;" plural:
Source: quotegarden.com

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hapax legomenon


a word that occurs only once in the recorded corpus of a given language. "Flother," a synonym for "snowflake," which, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is used in a ma [..]
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