Calzephyr (calzephyr77) wrote in 1word1day,
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Wednesday Word: Hapax

Hapax - noun.

Here's a cool term for all the word nerds out there, suggested by full_metal_ox along with a fascinating link about hapaxes.

Basically, it's a a word that only appears once in a work of or genus of literature or in a body of work by a particular author.
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