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acyrologia

/əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/

acyrologia noun: inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word.

Noun

acyrologia (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word

Origin of acyrologia

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κύριος (kúrios, “having authority”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”).

Questions about acyrologia

What does acyrologia mean?
Acyrologia means inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word.
What part of speech is acyrologia?
Acyrologia is a noun.
How do you pronounce acyrologia?
Acyrologia is pronounced /əsɪɹəˈlɒd͡ʒ(i)ə/.

Words near acyrologia in the dictionary

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  3. acyltransferase
  4. acyltransferases
  5. acypetacs
  6. acyrologia
  7. acyrology
  8. acyron
  9. acystia
  10. acystidiate
  11. acytokinetic

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