HETEROCLITE


Meaning of HETEROCLITE in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 abnormal. 2 Gram. (esp. of a noun) irregularly declined.

n. 1 an abnormal thing or person. 2 Gram. an irregularly declined word, esp. a noun.

[ LL heteroclitus f. Gk (as HETERO-, klitos f. klino bend, inflect) ]

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