hypercorrection

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English

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Etymology

hyper- +‎ correction

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/
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Noun

hypercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrections)

  1. (linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.
  2. (linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.
    Synonym: hypercorrectism

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French

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ correction.

Pronunciation

Noun

hypercorrection f (plural hypercorrections)

  1. hypercorrection

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