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Hyperadaptation

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation.
2.Noun: The overapplication of phonological adaptations from one language variety to another beyond what is justified by the etymological correspondences between the two varieties, resulting in artificial, ahistorical forms that are not part of either variety; sometimes done as a form of exaggeration for stylistic effect. A term coined via this process.
3.NounThe overapplication of phonological adaptations from one language variety to another beyond what is justified by the etymological correspondences between the two varieties, resulting in artificial, ahistorical forms that are not part of either variety; sometimes done as a form of exaggeration for stylistic effect.
4.NounA term coined via this process.

Synonyms

bioadaptationpseudoadaptationcounteradaptationhyperregulationadaptationpreadaptationadaptomicsmisadaptationthermoadaptationadaptationismadaptionismexaptation
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