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   Het·er·o·clite

   /ˈhedərəˌklīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. abnormal or irregular: "the book suffers from the heteroclite and ill-fitting nature of its various elements"

   noun

   • 1. an abnormal thing or person.
   • ▪ an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun.

   Word Origin late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek heteroklitos, from heteros ‘other’ + -klitos ‘inflected’ (from klinein ‘to lean, inflect’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. heteroclitic adjective

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   Definitions of heteroclite. noun. a noun or other word with an irregular inflection. adjective. having irregular inflections; used especially of nouns.

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   Heteroclite definition: . See examples of HETEROCLITE used in a sentence.

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   noun. het· ero· clite ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌklīt. plural heteroclites. 1. linguistics. a. : a word that is irregular in inflection. b. in Indo-European languages : a noun possessing heteroclitic inflection. 2. : one that deviates from common forms or rules. heteroclite. 2 of 2. adjective. : deviating from common rules or forms. Word History. Etymology. Noun.

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   See synonyms for heteroclite on Thesaurus.com adjective Also het·er·o·clit·ic [het-er- uh - klit -ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˈklɪt ɪk/, het·er·o·clit·i·cal. irregular or abnormal; anomalous.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › heterocliteHETEROCLITE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · adjective Also: heteroclitic (ˌhetərəˈklɪtɪk), heteroclitical. 1. irregular or abnormal; anomalous. 2. Grammar. irregular in inflection; having inflected forms belonging to more than one class of stems. noun. 3. a person or thing that deviates from the ordinary rule or form.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › heteroclite_adjheteroclite, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   What does the word heteroclite mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word heteroclite . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › heterocliteHETEROCLITE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   2 days ago · 1. irregular or abnormal; anomalous. 2. Grammar. irregular in inflection; having inflected forms belonging to more than one class of stems. noun. 3. a person or thing that deviates from the ordinary rule or form. 4. Grammar. a heteroclite word. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.