HAPAX LEGOMENON


Meaning of HAPAX LEGOMENON in English

[ ˌhapaks lɪ'gɒmɪnɒn ]

■ noun ( plural hapax legomena -mɪnə ) a term of which only one instance of use is recorded.

Origin

C17: Gk, 'a thing said once', from hapax 'once' and the passive participle of legein 'to say'.

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