"hapax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hapaxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hapax (plural hapaxes)
  1. Ellipsis of hapax legomenon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: hapax legomenon
    Sense id: en-hapax-en-noun-d9oA9ErP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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