Associations to the word «Hapax»

Wiktionary

HAPAX, noun. (informal) Abbreviation of hapax legomenon.
HAPAX LEGOMENA, noun. Plural of hapax legomenon
HAPAX LEGOMENON, noun. A word occurring only once in a given corpus.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.