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.

Etymology: LL heteroclitus f. Gk (as HETERO-, klitos f. klino bend, inflect)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.