HYPERURBANISM

Meaning of HYPERURBANISM in English

ˌhīpər+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: hyper- + urban + -ism

: a form, pronunciation, or usage that overreaches correctness in an effort to avoid provincial speech

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HYPERURBANISM — noun Date: 1925 use of hypercorrect forms in language
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYPERURBANISM — /huy'peuhr err"beuh niz'euhm/ , n. Ling. a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPERURBANISM — noun Date: 1925 : use of hypercorrect forms in language ; also : such a form
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HYPERURBANISM — [hy.per.ur.ban.ism] n (1925): use of hypercorrect forms in language; also: such a form
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HYPERURBANISM — Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' ə r-b ə - ˌ ni-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1925 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HYPERDIALECTISM — ˌhīpə(r)ˈdīəˌlekˌtizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: hyper- + dialect + -ism : an attempted dialectical form or pronunciation that overreaches …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERFORM — /huy"peuhr fawrm'/ , n. Ling. a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by hypercorrection. Cf. hypercorrection, hyperurbanism . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPERCORRECTION — /huy'peuhr keuh rek"sheuhn/ , n. Ling. 1. the substitution, in an inappropriate context, of a pronunciation, grammatical form, or usage …
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