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(säl′ə siz′əm)

noun

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

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

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solecist noun
solecistic adjective
solecistically adverb

See solecism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction.
A violation of etiquette.
An impropriety, mistake, or incongruity.

Origin:

Origin: Latin soloecismus

Origin: , from Greek soloikismos

Origin: , from soloikizein, to speak incorrectly

Origin: , from soloikos, speaking incorrectly

Origin: , after Soloi (Soli), an Athenian colony in Cilicia where a dialect regarded as substandard was spoken

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Related Forms:

solˈe·cist noun

solˌe·cisˈtic adjective

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