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ha·pax· le·go·menon (hā′paks′ li gäm′ə nän′)

a word or phrase occurring only once in a text or other written record

Etymology: Gr, (something) said only once

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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