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De - Pt| English Dictionary: misnomer | 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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Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See {Name}.] The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title. Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary [bd]reforms[b8]. --Burke. The word [bd]synonym[b8] is fact a misnomer. --Whatel[?]. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, v. t. To misname. [R.] | |
