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Hypercorrection

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounNonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.

2.nounA nonstandard form so used.

Synonyms

hypercorrectism, hyper-correctism overcorrection overregularization overaccommodation overgeneration overaccentuation hyperbole hypercompensation verbosity over-accommodation overarticulation hyperutilization

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