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1. (n.) solecism
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable or
they was.
2. solecism
a breach of good manners or etiquette.
3. solecism
any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L soloecismus < Gk soloikismós=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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| Definition of 'Solecism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie
a socially awkward or tactless act
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Solecism
an impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax
2. (noun) Solecism
any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners
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| Definitions of 'Solecism' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Solecism
the name given to a violation of the syntax or idiom of a language, as well as to an incarnate absurdity of any kind, whether in mind or morals.
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