About The Word Heteroclite
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Heteroclite
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What's The Definition Of Heteroclite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Heteroclite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Heteroclite: See Also | Heteroclite In Webster's Dictionary \Het"er*o*clite\, a. [L. heteroclitus, Gr. ?; ?
other + ? to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F.
h['e]t['e]roclite.]
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;
abnormal.
\Het"er*o*clite\, n. 1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension. 2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms. --Howell. |
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