hypercorrect

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} [[nonstandard|Nonstandard]] because of a [[mistaken]] [[idea]] of [[standard]] [[usage]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|linguistics}} To change (a [[word]] or [[phrase]]) to a [[nonstandard]] form, or to another option among a set of accepted [[alternative]]-form options, in the mistaken belief that the form used was wrong.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|rare}} To [[correct#Verb|correct]] excessively.

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