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Adjective: heteroclite  'he-tu-ru,klIt
  1. Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal
    "The heteroclite architecture of the building stood out in the neighbourhood";
    - heteroclitic, heteroclitical
Noun: heteroclite  'he-tu-ru,klIt
  1. A word that deviates from standard patterns of inflection in a language
    "The English word 'child' with its plural 'children' is a common heteroclite"
     
  2. A person or thing that deviates from the norm
    "The eccentric artist was seen as a heteroclite in the conservative community"

Derived forms: heteroclites

Encyclopedia: Heteroclite