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solecism

sol·e·cism [ sóllə sìzzəm, sṓlə sìzzəm ] (plural sol·e·cisms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. grammatical mistake: a mistake in grammar or syntax

2. error: something incorrect, inappropriate, or inconsistent

3. breach of good manners: an action that breaks the rules of etiquette or good manners

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin soloecismus< Greek soloikismos< soloikos "speaking incorrectly," literally "of Soloi" (in ancient Cilicia, E Turkey), whose colonial Attic dialect was considered barbarous]

sol·e·cist noun
sol·e·cis·ti·cal [ sòllə sístik'l, slə sístik'l ] adjective
sol·e·cis·ti·cal·ly [ sòllə sístiklee, slə sístiklee ] adverb
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