Heteroclite Definition
hetərəklīt
adjective
Departing from the standard or norm; abnormal; anomalous.
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(grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected.
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noun
A word, esp. a noun, inflected irregularly.
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An anomaly.
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A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
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(linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
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Other Word Forms of Heteroclite
Noun
Singular:
heteroclite
Plural:
heteroclitesOrigin of Heteroclite
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From late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
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