💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hyperatticism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hyperdorismnoun | (linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek. |
| hyperaeolismnoun | (linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Aeolic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Aeolic Greek. |
| hypercorrectismnoun | (linguistics) hypercorrection |
| hypercorrectionnoun | (linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule. |
| atticismenoun | (obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of Atticisme. |
| atticismnoun | (singular only) The prestige dialect of Classical Greek, as spoken and written by the inhabitants of Attica (chiefly Athens) in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E.; Attic Greek. |
| adynatonnoun | (rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole. |
| graecismusnoun | (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples. |
| hypercatalexisnoun | (poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse |
| ampliationoun | (Roman law) A deferred decision. |
| acyrologianoun | (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word |
| grammatolatrynoun | Excessive devotion to the wording of a (religious) text. |
| synathroesmusnoun | (rhetoric) Piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective. |
| hypallagenoun | (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a grammatical modifier which syntactically modifies an item other than the one it belongs to semantically, generating a connection between the two. |
| anacoluthonnoun | (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause. |
| hyporchemanoun | A form of ancient Greek choral song accompanied by dance |
| aeolismnoun | (uncountable) A fictional religion in the works of Jonathan Swift that worships the wind in general, and rhetorical form over substance in particular. |
| hypotyposisnoun | (rhetoric) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. |
| hypostrophenoun | (rhetoric) The use of insertion or parenthesis. |
| periergianoun | (rhetoric) The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language. |
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