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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.paks lɛ.ɡɔˈmɛ.nɔn/
- Syllabification: ha‧paks le‧go‧me‧non
Noun
hapaks legomena m inan
- (linguistics) hapax legomenon (word occurring only once in a given corpus)
Declension
Declension of hapaks legomenon
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