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ghost word
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ghost wordnoun
a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error
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ghost wordnoun
A fictitious or erroneous word, originally meaningless, that has been published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference book, or has been listed as genuine, generally as the result of misinterpretation or a typographical error.
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Ghost word
A ghost word is a word published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference work even though it had not previously had any meaning or been used intentionally. A ghost word generally originates from a typographical or linguistic error, taken as an unfamiliar word by readers. Once authoritatively published, a ghost word occasionally may be copied widely and enter legitimate usage, or it may eventually be expunged by more fastidious lexicographers.
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ghost word
A ghost word refers to a word that appears in dictionaries or other reference works due to a printing error, misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the actual language. Despite having no actual usage or meaning in the language, it is mistakenly believed to be genuine and continues to be published.
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Ghost word
A ghost word is a word that is published in a dictionary but is rarely, if ever, used in practical speaking. In the best-known examples such an error will have caused the word to be published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference work. Alternatively, ghost words sometimes have been published or come into use because of errors in communication, such as misinterpretation, mispronunciation, misreading, or typographical or linguistic confusion. Once authoritatively published, a ghost word commonly becomes widely copied and takes a long time to be erased from usage; sometimes such a word even comes into permanent usage.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ghost word in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ghost word in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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