solecism
solecism · solecisms
солецизм
солецизм
Solözismus, Sprachschnitzer, Sprachsünde
An error or improper usageAn error or improper usage.
UK/ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/US/ˈsɑləsɪzəm/
Meaning
3 sensesAn error or improper usage.
An error or improper usage.
An error in the use of language.
Solözismus, Sprachschnitzer, Sprachsünde
солеци́змsolecízm
солеци́змsolecýzm
A faux pas or breach of etiquette; a transgression against the norms of expected behavior.
More definitions
- a socially awkward or tactless act
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French solecisme, soloëcisme (French solécisme) or its etymon Latin sBorrowed from Middle French solecisme, soloëcisme (French solécisme) or its etymon Latin soloecismus, from Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismós), from σόλοικος (sóloikos, “speaking incorrectly”), from Σόλοι (Sóloi), an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect regarded by Athenians as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek. Compare Atticism.
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