Heteroclite
[het-er-uh-klahyt] /ˈhɛt ər əˌklaɪt/
adjective, Also, heteroclitic
[het-er-uh-klit-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈklɪt ɪk/ (Show IPA), heteroclitical
1.
irregular or abnormal; anomalous.
2.
Grammar. irregular in inflection; having inflected forms belonging to more than one class of stems.
noun
3.
a person or thing that deviates from the ordinary rule or form.
4.
Grammar. a heteroclite word.
/ˈhɛtərəˌklaɪt/
adjective
1.
(esp of the form of a word) irregular or unusual
noun
2.
an irregularly formed word
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