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Hapax legomenon

//ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A word occurring only once in a given corpus.

    "άγνως is a New Testament hapax legomenon. άγνός occurs two other times in Paul, both occurrences are in 2 Cor."

  2. 2
    a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō, “say”).

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