Hapax
noun | /hapax/
A word or form recorded only once in a particular text or body of writing; often used as shorthand for hapax legomenon.
Hapax
noun | /hapax/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDA word or form recorded only once in a particular text or body of writing; often used as shorthand for hapax legomenon.
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"The editor marked the obscure term as a hapax in the manuscript. Means: The editor noted that the term appeared only once in the manuscript."
"Researchers compared the hapax with words in related texts. Means: Researchers studied the word that occurred just once and compared it with vocabulary in similar writings."
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Hapax is associated with the Greek word for “once”; a hapax appears once in the text being studied.
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