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malapropism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Malapropism \Mal"a*prop*ism\, n. [From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, `` The Rivals,'' who makes amusing blunders in her use of words See {Malapropos}.] A grotesque misuse of a word a word so used From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: malapropism n : the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: {malaprop}]
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