Heteroclite (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective Also het·er·o·clit·ic [het-er-uh-klit-ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˈklɪt ɪk/, het·er·o·clit·i·cal.
  1. irregular or abnormal; anomalous.
  2. irregular in inflection; having inflected forms belonging to more than one class of stems.
noun
  1. a person or thing that deviates from the ordinary rule or form.
  2. a heteroclite word.
adjective Also: heteroclitic (ˌhɛtərəˈklɪtɪk)
  1. (esp of the form of a word) irregular or unusual
noun
  1. an irregularly formed word
Heteroclite (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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