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Hypercorrection
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Meaning
Noun
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In Linguistics:
Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a
perceived
prescriptive
rule.
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In Linguistics:
A
nonstandard
form so used.
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Wiktionary
Origin
hypercorrection
English
correction
English
correctio
Latin
hyper-
English
ὑπέρ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Hypercorrectism
Related
Reduplication
Malapropism
Folk Etymology
Phrasal Verb
Dangling Modifier
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