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hypercorrectism

hypercorrectism noun: hypercorrection.

Noun

hypercorrectism (countable and uncountable, plural hypercorrectisms)

  1. hypercorrection

Forms of hypercorrectism

pluralhypercorrectisms

Origin of hypercorrectism

From hypercorrect + -ism.

Questions about hypercorrectism

What does hypercorrectism mean?
Hypercorrectism means hypercorrection.
What part of speech is hypercorrectism?
Hypercorrectism is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercorrectism?
The plural of hypercorrectism is hypercorrectisms.

Words near hypercorrectism in the dictionary

  1. hypercorrect
  2. hypercorrected
  3. hypercorrecting
  4. hypercorrection
  5. hypercorrections
  6. hypercorrectism
  7. hypercorrectisms
  8. hypercorrective
  9. hypercorrectively
  10. hypercorrectly
  11. hypercorrectness

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