æks lɪˈgɒm noun, plural hap·ax le·go·me·na 
[hap-aks li-gom-uh-nuh, hey-paks] .
[hap-aks li-gom-uh-nuh, hey-paks] . a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature.
Origin:
1880–85; < Greek hápax legómenon (thing) once said
1880–85; < Greek hápax legómenon (thing) once said
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| —n , pl hapax legomena | |
| another term for nonce word | |
| [Greek: thing said only once] | |
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Hapax legomenon
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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hapax legomenon
(pl. legomena), 1654, "word occurring only once," from Gk., lit. "once said" (cf. haplos "simple, single," used in Eng. in scientific compounds).
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