hyperarchaism

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noun

A hyperarchaic phrase or expression.

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Meanings

nounhyperarchaism (plural hyperarchaisms)

plural hyperarchaisms

  1. A hyperarchaic phrase or expression.

    One can imagine the solemnly pretentious archaisms and hyperarchaisms — Dogberry elegancies — in the liturgies of such a guild.

    1920, Classical Philology, volume 15, page 183

Origin

From hyper- + archaism.

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APA

hyperarchaism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperarchaism

MLA

“hyperarchaism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperarchaism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperarchaism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperarchaism.

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