Hisperic

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adjective

His·​per·​ic

(ˈ)hi¦sperik

: belonging to or constituting a style of Latin writing that probably originated in Ireland in the 6th century and that is characterized by extreme obscurity intentionally produced by periphrasis, coinage of new words, and very liberal use of loanwords to express quite ordinary meanings

Hisperic

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noun

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plural -s

: Hisperic Latin

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from Hisperica famina, 6th century Latin work written in Ireland in the Hisperic style

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