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heteroclite
heteroclite definition
hetero·clite (-klīt′)
adjective
departing from the standard or norm; abnormal; anomalous
also heteroclitic het′ero·clit′ic (-klit′ik)
Etymology: Fr héteroclite < LL heteroclitus < Gr heteroklitos, irregularly inflected < hetero- (see hetero-) + klinein, to bend, incline
noun
- Gram. a word, esp. a noun, inflected irregularly
- Rare an anomaly
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