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Hyperatticism

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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
grammatolatrynounExcessive 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.
hyporchemanounA 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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