hyperdoric
Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəˈdɒɹɪk/
The English word “hyperdoric” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Having artificial, phonological hyperadaptations that imitate and exaggerate the distinctive features of Doric Greek in an unetymological fashion, sometimes intentionally for stylistic effect.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερδώριος (huperdṓrios). By surface analysis, hyper- + Doric.
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