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hápax

[ˈapaks]

Rhymes with a.paks

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo ἅπαξ (hapaks) ("una sola vez").

noun

academic, retórica Vocablo o expresión que ha aparecido registrada solamente una vez en un idioma dado o en un corpus determinado (como la lengua de un autor, una obra literaria, etc.). La expresión "cuca silvana" es uno de los hápax de García Lorca en La Zapatera Prodigiosa.
Similar: hápax legómenon

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hapax hapax legomenon

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"hápax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/h%C3%A1pax. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

hápax. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/h%C3%A1pax

Chicago

"hápax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/h%C3%A1pax.

BibTeX

@misc{ha_pax_2026,
  title = {hápax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/h%C3%A1pax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}