hyperaeolism

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ Aeolic +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpɚˌaɪoʊlɪzm̩/, /ˈhaɪpɚˌioʊlɪzm̩/
  • Hyphenation: hy‧per‧ae‧ol‧ism

Noun

hyperaeolism (plural hyperaeolisms)

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

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