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Heteroclite
//ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Irregularly declined or inflected.
- 2 Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. dated
"he was, on the contrary, as mercurial and sublimated a composition, […] as heteroclite a creature in all his declensions; […] with as much life and whim, and gaité de cœur about him, as the kindliest climate could have engendered and put together."
Noun
- 1 An irregularly declined or inflected word.
- 2 A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
- 3 A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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-.
Etymology 2
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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