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adj
Resulting from the misapplication of foreign reading rules, such as dropping the ‘t’ in claret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hypercorrect
History
First use appears c. 1933 as hyper-foreign, and c. 1983 as hyperforeign. From hyper- + foreign. Compare hypercorrect and hypercorrection.
