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heteroclite

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛtərəˌklaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(het′ər ə klīt′)

het•er•o•clite (het′ər ə klīt′),USA pronunciation adj. Also, het•er•o•clit•ic (het′ər ə klit′ik),USA pronunciation het′er•o•clit′i•cal.

irregular or abnormal;
anomalous.
Grammarirregular in inflection;
having inflected forms belonging to more than one class of stems.

a person or thing that deviates from the ordinary rule or form.
Grammara heteroclite word.

Greek heteróklitos, equivalent. to hetero- hetero- + -klitos, verbid of klí̄nein to bend, inflect
Late Latin heteroclitus
Middle French
1570–80

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heteroclite /ˈhɛtərəˌklaɪt/ adj also: heteroclitic /ˌhɛtərəˈklɪtɪk/, heteroclitous /ˌhɛtəˈrɒklɪtəs/

(esp of the form of a word) irregular or unusual

an irregularly formed word

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin heteroclitus declining irregularly, from Greek heteroklitos, from hetero- + klinein to bend, inflect

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