Misnomer
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misnomer-174-16236542
title:
Misnomer
text:
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known, or because an earlier form of something has been replaced by a later form to which the name no longer suitably applies, or in an attempt to falsely blame or embarrass like in the misnomer case of Spanish flu. A misnomer may also be simply a word that someone uses incorrectly or misleadingly. The word "misnomer" does not mean "misunderstanding
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Word or term that suggests a meaning that is known to be wrong
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misnomer
date created:
2004-03-06T06:10:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:45:41Z
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