acyrologia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κυρος (kuros, “authority”) + λογια (logia, “speech”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acyrologia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word
- Hyponym: malapropism
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Translations[edit]
improper use of a word
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