English

Noun

hapax ‎(plural hapaxes)

1. Abbreviation of hapax legomenon.
   • 1993, Gilbert G. Bilezikian, Christianity 101: Your Guide to Eight Basic Christian Beliefs, ISBN 0310577012, page 19,

     Never build a doctrine on or draw a teaching from an unclear or debated hapax.

   • 1993, Mark W. Edwards, The Iliad: A Commentary, Volume V: Books 17–20, ISBN 0521312086, page 53,

     He includes tables which give the number and frequency of hapaxes in each Book, ...

   • 1999, Ingo Plago, Morphological Productivity: Structural Constraints in English Derivation, ISBN 3110158337, page 111,

     Most of the hapaxes featuring -ify and -ize are phonologically and semantically transparent, which indicates their status as productive formations.

   • 1999, David E. Orton, The Synoptic Problem and Q: Selected Studies from Novum Testamentum, ISBN 9004113401, page 194,

     There are 19000-odd words in his gospel, and 971 of these are hapaxes: there are 18000-odd words in Acts, and 943 are hapaxes.

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• apax (rare)

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.paks/
• Rhymes: -aks

Noun

hapax m ‎(plural hapax)

1. (linguistics) hapax, hapax legomenon