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heterological

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13 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted aceeghilloortStarts with HEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, heterology + -ical.

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  • The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia are heterological: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.
  • A paradox arises when we ask, "Is the word 'heterological' heterological." If it is, it is not. If it is not, it is.
  • It is the dream of a purely heterological thought at its source. A pure thought of pure difference.

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