hapax

Definitions

Ellipsis of hapax legomenon.

abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“Never build⟳ a doctrine on or draw⟳ a teaching from an unclear or debated hapax.”

“He includes tables which give⟳ the number⟳ and frequency of hapaxes in each Book, ...”

“Most of the hapaxes featuring -ify and -ize are phonologically and semantically transparent, which indicates their status as productive formations.”

“There are 19000-odd words in his gospel, and 971 of these are hapaxes: there are 18000-odd words in Acts, and 943 are hapaxes.”

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