HAPAX LEGOMENON


Meaning of HAPAX LEGOMENON in English

/hap"aks li gom"euh non', hay"paks/ , pl. hapax legomena /hap"aks li gom"euh neuh, hay"paks/ .

a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature.

[ 1880-85; hápax legómenon (thing) once said ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .