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hyperdoric

UK/ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/

hyperdoric adjective: having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.

Adjective

hyperdoric (comparative more hyperdoric, superlative most hyperdoric)

  1. Having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.

Forms of hyperdoric

comparativemore hyperdoric
superlativemost hyperdoric

Origin of hyperdoric

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερδώριος (huperdṓrios). By surface analysis, hyper- + Doric.

Words formed from hyperdoric

  • hyperdoricism

Questions about hyperdoric

What does hyperdoric mean?
Hyperdoric means having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.
What part of speech is hyperdoric?
Hyperdoric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hyperdoric?
Hyperdoric is pronounced /ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near hyperdoric in the dictionary

  1. hyperdonuts
  2. hyperdopamine
  3. hyperdopaminergia
  4. hyperdopaminergic
  5. hyperdopaminergism
  6. hyperdoric
  7. hyperdorism
  8. hyperdorisms
  9. hyperdormancy
  10. hyperdormant
  11. hyperdorsalization

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