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heteroclites

heteroclites is the plural of heteroclite.

Meaning of heteroclite

Noun

heteroclite (plural heteroclites)

  1. An irregularly declined or inflected word.
  2. A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
  3. A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
    Synonyms:
    free spirit

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Questions about heteroclites

What is heteroclites the plural of?
Heteroclites is the plural of heteroclite.

Words near heteroclites in the dictionary

  1. heterochylia
  2. heterocladic
  3. heteroclinic
  4. heteroclisis
  5. heteroclite
  6. heteroclites
  7. heteroclitic
  8. heteroclitical
  9. heterocliticity
  10. heterocliticon
  11. heteroclitics

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