hyperforeign
Meaning
Adjective
- Resulting from the misapplication of foreign reading rules, such as dropping the âtâ in claret.
Related
Broader meaning words
Origin
- 1933 hyper-foreign, 1983 hyperforeign. From hyper- + foreign. Compare hypercorrect/hypercorrection.
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