HETEROCLITE


Meaning of HETEROCLITE in English

[ 'hɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt ]

formal

■ adjective abnormal.

■ noun

1》 an abnormal thing or person.

2》 an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun.

Derivatives

heteroclitic adjective

Origin

C15: via late L. from Gk heteroklitos , from heteros 'other' + -klitos 'inflected'.

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