hyperdorism

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English

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Etymology

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hyper- +‎ Doric +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpɚˌdɔɹɪzm̩/
  • Hyphenation: hy‧per‧dor‧ism

Noun

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hyperdorism (plural hyperdorisms)

  1. (linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.
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