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barbarisms

noun

Meaning

  1. A barbaric act.
  2. The condition of existing barbarically.
  3. A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
  4. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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