"dis legomenon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dis legomena [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίς λεγόμενον (dís legómenon, “(something) said only twice”), from δίς (dís, “twice, doubly, again”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|δίς λεγόμενον|t=(something) said only twice}} Ancient Greek δίς λεγόμενον (dís legómenon, “(something) said only twice”), {{m|grc|δίς|t=twice, doubly, again}} δίς (dís, “twice, doubly, again”), {{m|grc|λεγόμενον}} λεγόμενον (legómenon), {{m|grc|λέγω}} λέγω (légō) Head templates: {{en-noun|dis legomena|nolinkhead=1}} dis legomenon (plural dis legomena)
  1. (linguistics) A word that occurs only twice in a given corpus. Categories (topical): Classical studies, Linguistics Related terms: hapax legomenon, tetrakis legomenon, tris legomenon

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