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- noun Plural form of
hapax legomenon .
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zim commented on the word hapax legomena
Greek phrase for a word that only appears once, usually used in reference to the Homeric corpus
December 10, 2006
seanahan commented on the word hapax legomena
This phrase is the plural. The singular is hapax legomenon
December 10, 2006