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单词 hapax legomenon
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Definition of hapax legomenon in English:

hapax legomenon

nounPlural hapax legomena ˌhapaks lɪˈɡɒmɪnɒnˌhapaks ləˈɡäməˌnän
  • A term of which only one instance of use is recorded.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In philology a hapax legomenon is almost always a word and is a problem because a single usage doesn't generally give us enough information to figure out what it means.
    • Moreover, many of the new words will occur only once; these are the so-called hapax legomena.
    • Pope notes that Job has more hapax legomena (words which occur only once in the whole Bible) than any other Biblical book.
    • Grattius' diction - which includes numerous technical terms and hapax legomena - and versification are Augustan, but he does not always express himself lucidly.
    • Just where did this hapax legomenon of a word come from?

Origin

Mid 17th century: Greek, 'a thing said once', from hapax 'once' and the passive participle of legein 'to say'.

 
 

Definition of hapax legomenon in US English:

hapax legomenon

nounˌhapaks ləˈɡäməˌnän
  • A term of which only one instance of use is recorded.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pope notes that Job has more hapax legomena (words which occur only once in the whole Bible) than any other Biblical book.
    • Grattius' diction - which includes numerous technical terms and hapax legomena - and versification are Augustan, but he does not always express himself lucidly.
    • Just where did this hapax legomenon of a word come from?
    • Moreover, many of the new words will occur only once; these are the so-called hapax legomena.
    • In philology a hapax legomenon is almost always a word and is a problem because a single usage doesn't generally give us enough information to figure out what it means.

Origin

Mid 17th century: Greek, ‘a thing said once’, from hapax ‘once’ and the passive participle of legein ‘to say’.

 
 
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