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De - Pt| English Dictionary: malapropism | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Malapropism \Mal"a*prop*ism\, n. [From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, [bd] The Rivals,[b8] who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See {Malapropos}.] A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used. | |
