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adjective 1. Abnormal or irregular.
noun 1. An abnormal thing or person. An irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun.
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Play Button "My grandfather held a number of heteroclite beliefs, including that one must always drown out heavy rain with loud music."
Play Button "My neighbor is friendly, but she's a heteroclite — I've seen her walking a pet raccoon on a leash."
Play Button "The hotel's most heteroclite guest kept several pet goats in his room."

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Greek, late 15th century
Why This Word?
"Heteroclite," as an adjective, describes behavior or opinions out of the ordinary. And like its synonym "eccentric," "heteroclite" also can be a noun describing a person who behaves in such an irregular manner. ...
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