Hyperdorism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.

See Also

doric incorrect morphology hyperaeolism ancient greek hyperionism hypercorrection substitution

Related Terms

doric incorrect morphology hyperaeolism ancient greek hyperionism hypercorrection substitution hyperatticism match word form

Rhyming Words

ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism

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