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hyperform

American  
[hahy-per-fawrm] / ˈhaɪ pərˌfɔrm /

noun

Linguistics.

  1. a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by hypercorrection.

Etymology

Origin of hyperform

First recorded in 1930–35; hyper- + form

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