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heteroclite

het·er·o·clite [ héttərō klt ] or het·er·o·clit·ic [ hèttərō klíttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of unusual formation: describes a word that is formed in an unusual or irregular way

[Late 15th century. Via late Latin< Greek heteroklitos< heteros "the other" + klīnein "to lean"]

het·er·o·clite noun
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