Solecism Definition
Other Word Forms of Solecism
Noun
Origin of Solecism
Latin soloecismus from Greek soloikismos from soloikizein to speak incorrectly from soloikos speaking incorrectly after Soloi (Soli), an Athenian colony in Cilicia where a dialect regarded as substandard was spoken
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Ancient Greek σολοικισμός (soloikismos), from σόλοικος (soloikos, “speaking incorrectly"), from Σόλοι (Soloi), an ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose inhabitants spoke a dialect that Athenians regarded as a corrupted and barbarous form of Attic Greek.
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