Japanese

たんぶんこしょう
Meaning: hapax legomenon in a short text; a word or usage attested only in a single short sentence
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Example

この言葉は歴史的な文献において短文孤証としてしか確認されていない。
This word has only been confirmed as a single citation in a short sentence in historical documents.

Usage Notes

A linguistic or bibliographical term referring to a word or expression for which only one occurrence in a short passage of text exists as evidence.

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