hapax legomenon
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noun \ˌha-ˌpaks-li-ˈgä-mə-ˌnän, ˌhä-ˌpäks-, -nən\ plural hapax le·go·me·na \-nə\
Definition of HAPAX LEGOMENON
: a word or form occurring only once in a document or corpus
Origin of HAPAX LEGOMENON
Greek, something said only once
First Known Use: 1882
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