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Word of the Day – Acyrologia

By December 11, 2017Word of the Day

Acyrologia (noun)

a-ky-ro-loj-ee-a

Inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word. malapropism.

from Hellenistic Greek ἀκυρολογία from ancient Greek ἀ- + κῦρος authority + -λογία.

Example sentences

“She’d like to say she’s susceptible to acyrologia, but she can’t remember that word either.”

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