Hapax Legomenon Definition
hāpăks lĭ-gŏmə-nŏn
hapax-legomenon, hapax-legomena
noun
A word or phrase occurring only once, as in a text or in the written record of a language.
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hapax-legomenaOrigin of Hapax Legomenon
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hapaks legomenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hapaks, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legomenon), passive participle of λέγω (legō).
From Wiktionary
Greek hapax once legomenon neuter sing. passive participle of legein to count, say
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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