acyrologia
English
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κυρος (kuros, “authority”) + λογια (logia, “speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/
Noun
acyrologia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word
- Hyponym: malapropism
Related terms
Translations
improper use of a word
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