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English
Etymology
From hyper- + Attic + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpɚˌætɪsɪzm̩/
- Hyphenation: hy‧per‧at‧tic‧ism
Noun
hyperatticism (plural hyperatticisms)
- (linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Attic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Attic Greek.
Translations
hypercorrection of non-Attic Greek to Attic Greek