acyrologia

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κυρος (kuros, “authority”), λογια (logia, “speech”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əsɪɹəˈlɒdʒ(i)ə/

Noun

acyrologia (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word
  2. malapropism

Translations
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