SINCE 1828
hapax legomenon
noun
ha·pax le·go·me·non
| \ ˌha-ˌpaks-li-ˈgä-mə-ˌnän
, ˌhä-ˌpäks-, -nən\
, ˌhä-ˌpäks-, -nən\
plural hapax legomena\ ˌha-ˌpaks-li-ˈgä-mə-nə
, ˌhä-ˌpäks- \
, ˌhä-ˌpäks- \
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