Usually means: Words appearing only once textually.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 7 dictionaries that define the word hapax legomena:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. hapax legomena: Merriam-Webster
  2. hapax legomena: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hapax legomena: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hapax legomena: Wiktionary
  5. hapax legomena: Dictionary.com
  6. Hapax legomena: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. hapax legomena: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See hapax_legomenon as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wikipedia (Hapax Legomena)

▸ noun:  a seven-part film cycle by American experimental filmmaker Hollis Frampton.


Opposite:
polysemy, common word, frequent word

▸ Words similar to hapax legomena

▸ Usage examples for hapax legomena

▸ Idioms related to hapax legomena

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near hapax legomena

▸ Rhymes of hapax legomena

▸ Invented words related to hapax legomena

Similar:

Opposite:
polysemy, common word, frequent word




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux