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MALAPROP(ISM)
\mˈale͡ɪpɹˌɒp ˈɪzəm], \mˈaleɪpɹˌɒp ˈɪzəm], \m_ˈa_l_eɪ_p_ɹ_ˌɒ_p__ ˈɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of MALAPROP(ISM)
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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Ludicrous
misuse
of
word
, esp.
in
mistake
for
one
resembling
it
.
Hence
malapropian
a
.
1919
- The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry
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