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Word: Heteroclite
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek heteroklitos, from heteros ‘other’ + -klitos ‘inflected’ (from klinein ‘to lean, inflect’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
abnormal or irregular
Short Definition:abnormal or irregular
Examples:- the book suffers from the heteroclite and ill-fitting nature of its various elements
Word: Heteroclite
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an abnormal thing or person.
Short Definition:abnormal thing or person
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