HYPERCORRECT


Meaning of HYPERCORRECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-kə-ˈrekt ]

adjective

Date: 1922

: of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (as “badly” in “my eyes have gone badly” and “widely” in “open widely”)

• hy·per·cor·rec·tion -ˈrek-shən noun

• hy·per·cor·rect·ly -ˈrek-(t)lē adverb

• hy·per·cor·rect·ness -ˈrek(t)-nəs noun

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