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/huy'peuhr keuh rekt"/, adj.1. overly correct; excessively fastidious; fussy: hypercorrect manners.2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hypercorrection.[1920-25; HYPER- + CORRECT]
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hypercorrect — hypercorrect, e [ ipɛrkɔrɛkt ] adj. • 1933; de hyper et correct ♦ Ling. Qui est formé par hypercorrection. Forme, graphie hypercorrecte. ● hypercorrect, hypercorrecte adjectif Qui présente une hypercorrection. ⇒HYPERCORRECT, ECTE, adj. LING. [En… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hypercorrect — 1. adjective incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage The often exaggerated addition of /h/ before words like out in written Cockney is a hypercorrect affectation. 2. verb To change (a word or phrase) to an incorrec … Wiktionary
hypercorrect — hy•per•cor•rect [[t]ˌhaɪ pər kəˈrɛkt[/t]] adj. 1) correct or overly fastidious: hypercorrect manners[/ex] 2) ling. of or characterized by hypercorrection • Etymology: 1920–25 hy per•cor•rect′ly, adv. hy per•cor•rect′ness, n … From formal English to slang
hypercorrect — “+ adjective Etymology: hyper + correct 1. : excessively proper : finicky fastidious and hypercorrect to the point of prissiness 2. : of, characterized by, or constituting hypercorrection … Useful english dictionary
hypercorrect — adjective Date: 1922 of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (as “badly” in “my eyes have gone badly” and “widely” in “open widely”) • hypercorrection… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypercorrect — hy·per·cor rect || ‚haɪpÉ™(r)kÉ™ rekt adj. excessively correct; characterized by hypercorrection … English contemporary dictionary
hypercorrect — hy·per·correct … English syllables
hypercorrect — /haɪpəkəˈrɛkt/ (say huypuhkuh rekt) adjective excessively correct. –hypercorrection, noun …
hypercorrecte — ● hypercorrect, hypercorrecte adjectif Qui présente une hypercorrection … Encyclopédie Universelle
hypercorrectness — hypercorrectˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑hyper … Useful english dictionary
