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heteroclite

/ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-e-ro-clite
IPA
/ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Irregularly declined or inflected.

adj

Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

Dated

noun

An irregularly declined or inflected word.

noun

A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.

noun

A person who is unconventional; a maverick.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱley-, heteroclitus, ἑτερόκλιτος

Usage

Inflected Forms

more heteroclite (comparative) most heteroclite (superlative) heteroclites (plural)

Derived Forms

heteroclitical

Frequently Paired Words

eclectic heteroclitic

Synonyms

free spirit individualist nonconformist

Questions

How do you pronounce heteroclite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/.
What does heteroclite mean?
Irregularly declined or inflected.
Where does heteroclite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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