Meanings
nounhaplography (countable and uncountable, plural haplographies)
plural haplographies
- countableuncountableAccidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, for example, mispell for misspell.
In the apparatus of Trounce's edition, dittography occurs at line 266, haplography at line 352, and there are numerous erasures and corrections within the text.
1999, Elaine Treharne, “Romanticizing the Past in the Middle English Athelston”, in The Review of English Studies, Oxford University Press
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan haplografia
- haplografiaaccidental omission
Dutch haplografie
- haplografieaccidental omission
French haplographie
- haplographieaccidental omission
Greek απλογραφία
- απλογραφία (aplografía)accidental omission
Swedish haplografi
- haplografiaccidental omission
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with haplography
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APA
haplography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplography
MLA
“haplography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haplography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplography.
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