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- [sol-uh-siz-uh m, soh-luh-]
- /ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə-/
- /ˈsɒl.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
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- [sol-uh-siz-uh m, soh-luh-]
- /ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə-/
Definitions of solecism word
- noun solecism a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was. 1
- noun solecism a breach of good manners or etiquette. 1
- noun solecism any error, impropriety, or inconsistency. 1
- noun solecism grammatical error 1
- noun solecism socially unacceptable act 1
- noun solecism the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction 0
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Origin of solecism
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin soloecismus < Greek soloikismós, equivalent to sóloik(os) (Sólo(i) a city in Cilicia where a corrupt form of Attic Greek was spoken + -ikos -ic) + -ismos -ism
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Parts of speech for Solecism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
solecism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for solecism
noun solecism
- abusage — wrong or improper use
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
adj solecism
- ill-formed — badly formed.
- illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- in-correct — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
adjective solecism
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.
- nonstandard — not standard.
Antonyms for solecism
adj solecism
- grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
Top questions with solecism
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