acyrologia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κυρος (kuros, “authority”) + λογια (logia, “speech”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editacyrologia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word
- Hyponym: malapropism
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editTranslations
editimproper use of a word
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