solecism[noun]Synonyms: anachronism, barbarism, corruption, impropriety, slangism, vernacularism, vernacularity, vulgarism, faux pas, blooper, boner, boo-boo, break, gaffe, indecorum
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so‧le‧cis‧m /ˈsɒləsɪz
əm, ˈsɒlɪsɪz
əm $ ˈsɑː-/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: soloecismus, from Greek, from soloikos 'speaking incorrectly', from Soloi ancient city in Turkey where an incorrect form of Greek was spoken]
1. a mistake in the use of written or spoken language
2. something that is not considered polite behaviour:
a social solecism [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲