Meanings
nounhypercontraction (countable and uncountable, plural hypercontractions)
plural hypercontractions
- countableuncountableexcessive contraction
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
hypercontraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercontraction
MLA
“hypercontraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercontraction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercontraction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercontraction.
Source: hypercontraction on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.