Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
< /ˈhæp æks lɪˈgɒm ə nə, ˈheɪ pæks/.
- a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature.
noun plural hapax legomena (ləˈɡɒmɪnə)
- another term for nonce word
(plural legomena), “word occurring only once,” Greek, literally “once said,” from hapax “once” + legomenon, neuter passive present participle of legein “to say.”