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solecism definition

sol·ecism (sälə siz′əm)

noun

  1. a violation of the conventional usage, grammar, etc. of a language; ungrammatical use of words (Ex.: “We done it” for “We did it”)
  2. a violation of good manners; breach of etiquette
  3. a mistake or impropriety

Etymology: L soloecismus < Gr soloikismos < soloikos, speaking incorrectly, after Soloi, city in Cilicia, whose dialect was a corrupt form of Attic

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