单词 | hyperurbanism |
释义 | hyperurbanism[ hahy-per-ur-buh-niz-uhm ] / ˌhaɪ pərˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm / noun Linguistics.a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅). Compare hypercorrection, hyperform. Origin of hyperurbanismFirst recorded in 1920–25; hyper- + urban + -ism Words nearby hyperurbanismhypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, hypertrophic rhinitis, hypertrophy, hypertropia, hyperurbanism, hyperuricemia, hypervalinemia, hypervascular, hypervelocity, hyperventilate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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